Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Stark and Kade

In 13 boys, Stark found its level. 50 years earlier, Kade occupied that same statistical address.

1950–2025

Stark

peak 2019 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2019
Peak births 27
Latest count 13
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1969–2025

Kade

peak 2024 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 993
Latest count 943
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Stark and Kade 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.