Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Maddux and Tristan
In 113 boys, Maddux found its level. 50 years earlier, Tristan occupied that same statistical address.
1996–2025
Maddux
Peak year
2018
Peak births
222
Latest count
113
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1946–2025
Tristan
Peak year
2008
Peak births
5,659
Latest count
1,103
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
Maddux and Tristan 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.