Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mateo and Jonathan
In 11,045 boys, Mateo found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonathan occupied that same statistical address.
1904–2025
Mateo
Peak year
2024
Peak births
11,349
Latest count
11,045
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Jonathan
Peak year
1988
Peak births
24,349
Latest count
3,822
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 11,045 boys, Mateo found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonathan 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.