Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mohammed and Perry

In 486 boys, Mohammed found its level. 50 years earlier, Perry occupied that same statistical address.

1922–2025

Mohammed

peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 566
Latest count 486
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Perry

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 2,751
Latest count 135
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 486 boys, Mohammed found its level. 50 years earlier, Perry 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.