Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Fares and Dalton
In 48 boys, Fares found its level. 50 years earlier, Dalton occupied that same statistical address.
1976–2025
Fares
Peak year
2012
Peak births
51
Latest count
48
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1881–2025
Dalton
Peak year
1998
Peak births
4,565
Latest count
699
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
Fares and Dalton 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.