Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Milo and Johnny

In 2,974 boys, Milo found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnny occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Milo

peak 2022 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 3,115
Latest count 2,974
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Johnny

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 7,441
Latest count 682
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 2,974 boys, Milo found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnny 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.