Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Sam and Alfonso

In 428 boys, Sam found its level. 50 years earlier, Alfonso occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Sam

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 2,506
Latest count 428
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1881–2025

Alfonso

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 574
Latest count 223
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 428 boys, Sam found its level. 50 years earlier, Alfonso occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.