Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Euan and Dakota

In 14 boys, Euan found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.

1986–2025

Euan

peak 2012 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 28
Latest count 14
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1966–2025

Dakota

peak 1995 2025 198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 6,575
Latest count 1,074
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
Euan and Dakota 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.