Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kahlani and Carissa
In 306 girls, Kahlani found its level. 50 years earlier, Carissa occupied that same statistical address.
2003–2025
Kahlani
Peak year
2024
Peak births
325
Latest count
306
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1949–2025
Carissa
Peak year
1992
Peak births
1,155
Latest count
46
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 306 girls, Kahlani found its level. 50 years earlier, Carissa occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.