Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Keegan and Preston

In 449 boys, Keegan found its level. 50 years earlier, Preston occupied that same statistical address.

1965–2025

Keegan

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 1,707
Latest count 449
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Preston

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 3,797
Latest count 1,131
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Keegan and Preston 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.