Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Danette and Bailey

In 5 girls, Danette found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1930–2025

Danette

peak 1966 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1966
Peak births 501
Latest count 5
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 5 girls, Danette found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey 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.