Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Peighton and Lyla

In 22 girls, Peighton found its level. 50 years earlier, Lyla occupied that same statistical address.

1992–2025

Peighton

peak 2010 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 189
Latest count 22
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1884–2025

Lyla

peak 2025 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 3,089
Latest count 3,089
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Peighton and Lyla 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.