Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Neri and Zoey

In 8 girls, Neri found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same statistical address.

1982–2025

Neri

peak 2014 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 13
Latest count 8
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1967–2025

Zoey

peak 2012 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 7,482
Latest count 3,427
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Neri and Zoey 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.