Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jesus and Henry

In 2,078 boys, Jesus found its level. 50 years earlier, Henry occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Jesus

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 6,472
Latest count 2,078
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Henry

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 12,020
Latest count 12,020
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 2,078 boys, Jesus found its level. 50 years earlier, Henry occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.