Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Janiyah and Alyson

In 346 girls, Janiyah found its level. 50 years earlier, Alyson occupied that same statistical address.

1995–2025

Janiyah

peak 2009 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 994
Latest count 346
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1944–2025

Alyson

peak 1990 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 741
Latest count 157
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
Janiyah and Alyson 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.