Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Coltin and Dakota
In 14 boys, Coltin found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.
1987–2025
Coltin
Peak year
2012
Peak births
126
Latest count
14
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1966–2025
Dakota
Peak year
1995
Peak births
6,575
Latest count
1,074
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
Coltin and Dakota 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.