Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Hollis and Tomas

In 266 boys, Hollis found its level. 50 years earlier, Tomas occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Hollis

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 294
Latest count 266
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Tomas

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 537
Latest count 394
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 266 boys, Hollis found its level. 50 years earlier, Tomas occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.