Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Joseluis and Mohammad

In 29 boys, Joseluis found its level. 50 years earlier, Mohammad occupied that same statistical address.

1951–2025

Joseluis

peak 2000 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2000
Peak births 143
Latest count 29
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1964–2025

Mohammad

peak 2022 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 538
Latest count 529
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 29 boys, Joseluis found its level. 50 years earlier, Mohammad 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.