Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Annamae and Hailey

In 24 girls, Annamae found its level. 50 years earlier, Hailey occupied that same statistical address.

1896–2025

Annamae

peak 1922 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 143
Latest count 24
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1963–2025

Hailey

peak 2003 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 8,798
Latest count 2,556
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 24 girls, Annamae found its level. 50 years earlier, Hailey 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.