Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alta and Jazmin
In 33 girls, Alta found its level. 50 years earlier, Jazmin occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Alta
Peak year
1918
Peak births
820
Latest count
33
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1962–2025
Jazmin
Peak year
2006
Peak births
2,240
Latest count
449
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 33 girls, Alta found its level. 50 years earlier, Jazmin 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.