Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Paulo and Elvis

In 110 boys, Paulo found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvis occupied that same statistical address.

1913–2025

Paulo

peak 2006 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 122
Latest count 110
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1881–2025

Elvis

peak 1957 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 605
Latest count 145
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
In 110 boys, Paulo found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvis 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.