Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kylie and Sonia

In 1,491 girls, Kylie found its level. 50 years earlier, Sonia occupied that same statistical address.

1960–2025

Kylie

peak 2003 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 5,558
Latest count 1,491
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1895–2025

Sonia

peak 1970 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1970
Peak births 1,767
Latest count 171
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,491 girls, Kylie found its level. 50 years earlier, Sonia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.