Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Pedro and Mike

In 684 boys, Pedro found its level. 50 years earlier, Mike occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Pedro

peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2000
Peak births 1,704
Latest count 684
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Mike

peak 1960 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1960
Peak births 12,045
Latest count 163
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 684 boys, Pedro found its level. 50 years earlier, Mike 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.