Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Guadalupe and Margo
In 180 girls, Guadalupe found its level. 50 years earlier, Margo occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Guadalupe
Peak year
1997
Peak births
1,406
Latest count
180
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1905–2025
Margo
Peak year
1954
Peak births
715
Latest count
540
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Boomer
In 180 girls, Guadalupe found its level. 50 years earlier, Margo occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.