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