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 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 11,349
Latest count 11,045
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Jonathan

peak 1988 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.