Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Aleta and Bailey

In 5 girls, Aleta found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1892–2025

Aleta

peak 1947 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 262
Latest count 5
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 5 girls, Aleta found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.