Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Sonam and Riley

In 11 girls, Sonam found its level. 50 years earlier, Riley occupied that same statistical address.

1986–2025

Sonam

peak 1992 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 32
Latest count 11
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1923–2025

Riley

peak 2016 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 7,159
Latest count 4,441
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 11 girls, Sonam found its level. 50 years earlier, Riley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.