Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Alaia and Suzanne

In 2,318 girls, Alaia found its level. 50 years earlier, Suzanne occupied that same statistical address.

1986–2025

Alaia

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 2,429
Latest count 2,318
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Suzanne

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 6,851
Latest count 75
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 2,318 girls, Alaia found its level. 50 years earlier, Suzanne occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.