Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Neo and Amos

In 204 boys, Neo found its level. 50 years earlier, Amos occupied that same statistical address.

1990–2025

Neo

peak 2022 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 240
Latest count 204
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Amos

peak 1922 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 558
Latest count 364
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 204 boys, Neo found its level. 50 years earlier, Amos occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.