Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Benton and August

In 104 boys, Benton found its level. 50 years earlier, August occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Benton

peak 2016 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 278
Latest count 104
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

August

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 3,958
Latest count 3,958
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Benton and August 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.