Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Percival and Tristan
In 113 boys, Percival found its level. 50 years earlier, Tristan occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Percival
Peak year
2025
Peak births
113
Latest count
113
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1946–2025
Tristan
Peak year
2008
Peak births
5,659
Latest count
1,103
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
Percival 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.