Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kanon and Mohammad

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

1972–2025

Kanon

peak 2015 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 127
Latest count 29
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1964–2025

Mohammad

peak 2022 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 538
Latest count 529
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Kanon and Mohammad peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.