Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Aj and Alec

In 80 boys, Aj found its level. 50 years earlier, Alec occupied that same statistical address.

1961–2025

Aj

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 86
Latest count 80
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Alec

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 3,420
Latest count 234
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
Aj and Alec 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.