Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dion and Alphonso

In 155 boys, Dion found its level. 50 years earlier, Alphonso occupied that same statistical address.

1929–2025

Dion

peak 1970 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1970
Peak births 554
Latest count 155
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen X
1880–2025

Alphonso

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 319
Latest count 21
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
Dion and Alphonso peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen X naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.