Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Dayanna and Temeka
In 111 girls, Dayanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Temeka occupied that same statistical address.
1984–2025
Dayanna
Peak year
2009
Peak births
199
Latest count
111
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1968–1997
Temeka
Peak year
1977
Peak births
130
Latest count
0
Status
Extinct
Peak generation
Gen X
In 111 girls, Dayanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Temeka occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.