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