Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Haidyn and Fay

In 50 girls, Haidyn found its level. 50 years earlier, Fay occupied that same statistical address.

1993–2025

Haidyn

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 167
Latest count 50
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Fay

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 722
Latest count 39
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 50 girls, Haidyn found its level. 50 years earlier, Fay occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.