Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mael and Collin
In 195 boys, Mael found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same statistical address.
2002–2025
Mael
Peak year
2023
Peak births
226
Latest count
195
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1895–2025
Collin
Peak year
1996
Peak births
3,358
Latest count
613
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 195 boys, Mael found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.