Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Baxter and Arlo

In 38 boys, Baxter found its level. 50 years earlier, Arlo occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Baxter

peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 74
Latest count 38
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1899–2025

Arlo

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 2,490
Latest count 2,443
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Baxter and Arlo 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.