Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alexandria and Antoinette
In 647 girls, Alexandria found its level. 50 years earlier, Antoinette occupied that same statistical address.
1902–2025
Alexandria
Peak year
1993
Peak births
5,027
Latest count
647
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Antoinette
Peak year
1924
Peak births
1,333
Latest count
55
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 647 girls, Alexandria found its level. 50 years earlier, Antoinette 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.