Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Carrigan and Lyla
In 22 girls, Carrigan found its level. 50 years earlier, Lyla occupied that same statistical address.
1994–2025
Carrigan
Peak year
1996
Peak births
81
Latest count
22
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1884–2025
Lyla
Peak year
2025
Peak births
3,089
Latest count
3,089
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
In 22 girls, Carrigan found its level. 50 years earlier, Lyla occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.