Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Marquez and Mateo
In 42 boys, Marquez found its level. 50 years earlier, Mateo occupied that same statistical address.
1969–2025
Marquez
Peak year
1998
Peak births
258
Latest count
42
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1904–2025
Mateo
Peak year
2024
Peak births
11,349
Latest count
11,045
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
In 42 boys, Marquez found its level. 50 years earlier, Mateo 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.