Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cylas and Otto

In 65 boys, Cylas found its level. 50 years earlier, Otto occupied that same statistical address.

1996–2025

Cylas

peak 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 77
Latest count 65
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Otto

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 1,244
Latest count 1,241
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Cylas and Otto 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.