Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Osvaldo and Lowell

In 130 boys, Osvaldo found its level. 50 years earlier, Lowell occupied that same statistical address.

1917–2025

Osvaldo

peak 2004 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 634
Latest count 130
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1881–2025

Lowell

peak 1931 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1931
Peak births 1,090
Latest count 36
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 130 boys, Osvaldo found its level. 50 years earlier, Lowell occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.