Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rajan and Bentley

In 11 boys, Rajan found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1966–2025

Rajan

peak 2007 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 35
Latest count 11
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Rajan and Bentley 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.