Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Seamus and Giovanni

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

1957–2025

Seamus

peak 2008 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 298
Latest count 154
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1907–2025

Giovanni

peak 2010 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 3,434
Latest count 2,939
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
Seamus and Giovanni peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.