Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dayton and Collin

In 195 boys, Dayton found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Dayton

peak 2008 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 568
Latest count 195
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1895–2025

Collin

peak 1996 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1996
Peak births 3,358
Latest count 613
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
Dayton and Collin 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.