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