Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Maddex and Colton

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

2003–2025

Maddex

peak 2012 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 138
Latest count 34
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1913–2025

Colton

peak 2013 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2013
Peak births 6,490
Latest count 3,420
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Maddex and Colton 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.