Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Karma and Michaela

In 120 girls, Karma found its level. 50 years earlier, Michaela occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Karma

peak 2009 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 375
Latest count 120
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1921–2025

Michaela

peak 1997 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1997
Peak births 3,398
Latest count 323
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
Karma and Michaela 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.