Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Gaines and Maximiliano

In 19 boys, Gaines found its level. 50 years earlier, Maximiliano occupied that same statistical address.

1882–2025

Gaines

peak 1915 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1915
Peak births 32
Latest count 19
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1917–2025

Maximiliano

peak 2019 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2019
Peak births 1,460
Latest count 1,209
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 19 boys, Gaines found its level. 50 years earlier, Maximiliano occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.