Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Baltazar and Grayson

In 45 boys, Baltazar found its level. 50 years earlier, Grayson occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Baltazar

peak 2001 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 59
Latest count 45
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1905–2025

Grayson

peak 2017 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 8,718
Latest count 5,805
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Baltazar and Grayson 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.