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 1997 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1997
Peak births 1,406
Latest count 180
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1905–2025

Margo

peak 1954 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.