Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Audrie and Mallory

In 28 girls, Audrie found its level. 50 years earlier, Mallory occupied that same statistical address.

1902–2025

Audrie

peak 2011 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 143
Latest count 28
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1938–2025

Mallory

peak 1986 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1986
Peak births 3,325
Latest count 825
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 28 girls, Audrie found its level. 50 years earlier, Mallory 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.