Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Colten and Tobias

In 238 boys, Colten found its level. 50 years earlier, Tobias occupied that same statistical address.

1978–2025

Colten

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 757
Latest count 238
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Tobias

peak 2016 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 1,523
Latest count 1,201
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Colten and Tobias 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.