Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Ailanny and Sondra
In 280 girls, Ailanny found its level. 50 years earlier, Sondra occupied that same statistical address.
2011–2025
Ailanny
Peak year
2025
Peak births
280
Latest count
280
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1912–2025
Sondra
Peak year
1942
Peak births
897
Latest count
7
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 280 girls, Ailanny found its level. 50 years earlier, Sondra occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.