Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Chris and Alfonso

In 431 boys, Chris found its level. 50 years earlier, Alfonso occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Chris

peak 1961 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1961
Peak births 7,203
Latest count 431
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1881–2025

Alfonso

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 574
Latest count 223
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 431 boys, Chris found its level. 50 years earlier, Alfonso occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.