Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bastion and Connor
In 16 boys, Bastion found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same statistical address.
2002–2025
Bastion
Peak year
2019
Peak births
33
Latest count
16
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1913–2025
Connor
Peak year
2004
Peak births
10,049
Latest count
2,211
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
Bastion and Connor 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.