Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tuff and Colton

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

1995–2025

Tuff

peak 2022 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 61
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
Tuff 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.