Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alana and Sheila
In 2,085 girls, Alana found its level. 50 years earlier, Sheila occupied that same statistical address.
1930–2025
Alana
Peak year
2007
Peak births
2,461
Latest count
2,085
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1907–2025
Sheila
Peak year
1962
Peak births
8,778
Latest count
65
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 2,085 girls, Alana found its level. 50 years earlier, Sheila 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.