Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Salma and Karina

In 278 girls, Salma found its level. 50 years earlier, Karina occupied that same statistical address.

1918–2025

Salma

peak 1999 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1999
Peak births 442
Latest count 278
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1956–2025

Karina

peak 1995 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 2,985
Latest count 363
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
Salma and Karina 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.