Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kurtis and Tanner

In 47 boys, Kurtis found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same statistical address.

1934–2025

Kurtis

peak 1989 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 624
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1913–2025

Tanner

peak 1998 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 4,704
Latest count 641
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Kurtis and Tanner 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.