Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Percy and Giovanni

In 154 boys, Percy found its level. 50 years earlier, Giovanni occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Percy

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 603
Latest count 154
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1907–2025

Giovanni

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 3,434
Latest count 2,939
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 154 boys, Percy found its level. 50 years earlier, Giovanni occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.