Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alma and Angelina
In 689 girls, Alma found its level. 50 years earlier, Angelina occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Alma
Peak year
1918
Peak births
3,650
Latest count
689
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Angelina
Peak year
2005
Peak births
5,813
Latest count
875
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 689 girls, Alma found its level. 50 years earlier, Angelina occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.