Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Collette and Alaina

In 82 girls, Collette found its level. 50 years earlier, Alaina occupied that same statistical address.

1898–2025

Collette

peak 1966 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1966
Peak births 189
Latest count 82
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen X
1946–2025

Alaina

peak 2011 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 1,999
Latest count 1,366
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 82 girls, Collette found its level. 50 years earlier, Alaina occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.