Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Karthikeya and Matias

In 33 boys, Karthikeya found its level. 50 years earlier, Matias occupied that same statistical address.

2004–2025

Karthikeya

peak 2016 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 39
Latest count 33
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1904–2025

Matias

peak 2024 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 2,265
Latest count 2,140
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Karthikeya and Matias 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.