Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Shaurya and Alphonso
In 155 boys, Shaurya found its level. 50 years earlier, Alphonso occupied that same statistical address.
2000–2025
Shaurya
Peak year
2025
Peak births
155
Latest count
155
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Alphonso
Peak year
1962
Peak births
319
Latest count
21
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 155 boys, Shaurya found its level. 50 years earlier, Alphonso occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.