Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Diego and Walter
In 2,351 boys, Diego found its level. 50 years earlier, Walter occupied that same statistical address.
1887–2025
Diego
Peak year
2006
Peak births
8,403
Latest count
2,351
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Walter
Peak year
1918
Peak births
13,338
Latest count
1,381
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 2,351 boys, Diego found its level. 50 years earlier, Walter occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.