Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Sundus and Brooklyn

In 12 girls, Sundus found its level. 50 years earlier, Brooklyn occupied that same statistical address.

1991–2025

Sundus

peak 2017 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 36
Latest count 12
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1972–2025

Brooklyn

peak 2011 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 7,178
Latest count 2,300
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Sundus and Brooklyn 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.