Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Shalom and Coby

In 95 boys, Shalom found its level. 50 years earlier, Coby occupied that same statistical address.

1947–2025

Shalom

peak 2021 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2021
Peak births 107
Latest count 95
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1941–2025

Coby

peak 2001 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 516
Latest count 84
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
Shalom and Coby peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.