Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cosmo and Alec
In 80 boys, Cosmo found its level. 50 years earlier, Alec occupied that same statistical address.
1910–2025
Cosmo
Peak year
2022
Peak births
99
Latest count
80
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Alec
Peak year
1995
Peak births
3,420
Latest count
234
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 80 boys, Cosmo found its level. 50 years earlier, Alec occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.