Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Crystal and Margie

In 202 girls, Crystal found its level. 50 years earlier, Margie occupied that same statistical address.

1884–2025

Crystal

peak 1982 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1982
Peak births 19,099
Latest count 202
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Margie

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 2,868
Latest count 17
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 202 girls, Crystal found its level. 50 years earlier, Margie 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.