Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Guinevere and Lacey
In 295 girls, Guinevere found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacey occupied that same statistical address.
1912–2025
Guinevere
Peak year
2022
Peak births
299
Latest count
295
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1888–2025
Lacey
Peak year
1984
Peak births
2,399
Latest count
370
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 295 girls, Guinevere found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.