Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jansen and Colton

In 34 boys, Jansen found its level. 50 years earlier, Colton occupied that same statistical address.

1958–2025

Jansen

peak 1994 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 88
Latest count 34
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1913–2025

Colton

peak 2013 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2013
Peak births 6,490
Latest count 3,420
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Jansen and Colton peaked in the same cultural weather — the Millennial naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.