Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Matias and Wayne
In 2,140 boys, Matias found its level. 50 years earlier, Wayne occupied that same statistical address.
1904–2025
Matias
Peak year
2024
Peak births
2,265
Latest count
2,140
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Wayne
Peak year
1947
Peak births
10,169
Latest count
422
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 2,140 boys, Matias found its level. 50 years earlier, Wayne occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.