Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Frederic and Mateo

In 42 boys, Frederic found its level. 50 years earlier, Mateo occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Frederic

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 299
Latest count 42
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1904–2025

Mateo

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 11,349
Latest count 11,045
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 42 boys, Frederic found its level. 50 years earlier, Mateo occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.