Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alayla and Dorothea
In 64 girls, Alayla found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same statistical address.
1994–2025
Alayla
Peak year
2017
Peak births
117
Latest count
64
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Dorothea
Peak year
1920
Peak births
1,110
Latest count
113
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 64 girls, Alayla found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.