Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Karthik and Aidan

In 20 boys, Karthik found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same statistical address.

1977–2025

Karthik

peak 2010 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 79
Latest count 20
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1936–2025

Aidan

peak 2003 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 10,067
Latest count 1,043
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Karthik and Aidan 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.