Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Felicity and Marilyn

In 653 girls, Felicity found its level. 50 years earlier, Marilyn occupied that same statistical address.

1935–2025

Felicity

peak 2017 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 938
Latest count 653
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1899–2025

Marilyn

peak 1947 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 11,881
Latest count 356
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 653 girls, Felicity found its level. 50 years earlier, Marilyn occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.