Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alaura and Myrtle
In 41 girls, Alaura found its level. 50 years earlier, Myrtle occupied that same statistical address.
1988–2025
Alaura
Peak year
1989
Peak births
71
Latest count
41
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Myrtle
Peak year
1918
Peak births
4,076
Latest count
8
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 41 girls, Alaura found its level. 50 years earlier, Myrtle occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.