Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kamaiya and Bailey

In 5 girls, Kamaiya found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1998–2025

Kamaiya

peak 2006 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 19
Latest count 5
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Kamaiya and Bailey 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.