Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Anya and Meghan
In 821 girls, Anya found its level. 50 years earlier, Meghan occupied that same statistical address.
1943–2025
Anya
Peak year
2007
Peak births
895
Latest count
821
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Z
1952–2025
Meghan
Peak year
1985
Peak births
4,669
Latest count
102
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 821 girls, Anya found its level. 50 years earlier, Meghan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.