Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kolson and Trenton
In 269 boys, Kolson found its level. 50 years earlier, Trenton occupied that same statistical address.
2002–2025
Kolson
Peak year
2024
Peak births
317
Latest count
269
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1913–2025
Trenton
Peak year
2007
Peak births
2,335
Latest count
213
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen Z
Kolson and Trenton 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.