Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alaina and Annette
In 1,366 girls, Alaina found its level. 50 years earlier, Annette occupied that same statistical address.
1946–2025
Alaina
Peak year
2011
Peak births
1,999
Latest count
1,366
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Annette
Peak year
1960
Peak births
7,136
Latest count
149
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,366 girls, Alaina found its level. 50 years earlier, Annette occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.