Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Hawa and Temeka
In 111 girls, Hawa found its level. 50 years earlier, Temeka occupied that same statistical address.
1978–2025
Hawa
Peak year
2024
Peak births
125
Latest count
111
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1968–1997
Temeka
Peak year
1977
Peak births
130
Latest count
0
Status
Extinct
Peak generation
Gen X
In 111 girls, Hawa found its level. 50 years earlier, Temeka occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.