Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Shanaya and Liberty

In 97 girls, Shanaya found its level. 50 years earlier, Liberty occupied that same statistical address.

1976–2025

Shanaya

peak 2016 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 234
Latest count 97
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1912–2025

Liberty

peak 2004 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 749
Latest count 195
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Shanaya and Liberty peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.