Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cristina and Maxine

In 128 girls, Cristina found its level. 50 years earlier, Maxine occupied that same statistical address.

1906–2025

Cristina

peak 1990 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 1,763
Latest count 128
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1884–2025

Maxine

peak 1924 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 3,659
Latest count 597
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 128 girls, Cristina found its level. 50 years earlier, Maxine occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.