Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Muad and Colton

In 34 boys, Muad found its level. 50 years earlier, Colton occupied that same statistical address.

2000–2025

Muad

peak 2019 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2019
Peak births 47
Latest count 34
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1913–2025

Colton

peak 2013 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2013
Peak births 6,490
Latest count 3,420
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Muad and Colton 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.