Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kainoa and Coby
In 95 boys, Kainoa found its level. 50 years earlier, Coby occupied that same statistical address.
1975–2025
Kainoa
Peak year
2016
Peak births
105
Latest count
95
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1941–2025
Coby
Peak year
2001
Peak births
516
Latest count
84
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
Kainoa and Coby peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.