Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cattaleya and Lucretia
In 145 girls, Cattaleya found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucretia occupied that same statistical address.
2012–2025
Cattaleya
Peak year
2024
Peak births
165
Latest count
145
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Lucretia
Peak year
1974
Peak births
190
Latest count
8
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen X
In 145 girls, Cattaleya found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucretia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.