Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Omar and Neil
In 1,333 boys, Omar found its level. 50 years earlier, Neil occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Omar
Peak year
2007
Peak births
3,216
Latest count
1,333
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Neil
Peak year
1954
Peak births
1,959
Latest count
288
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,333 boys, Omar found its level. 50 years earlier, Neil occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.