Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Augustina and Kaylee

In 25 girls, Augustina found its level. 50 years earlier, Kaylee occupied that same statistical address.

1888–2025

Augustina

peak 1927 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1927
Peak births 45
Latest count 25
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1943–2025

Kaylee

peak 2009 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 7,219
Latest count 1,205
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 25 girls, Augustina found its level. 50 years earlier, Kaylee 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.