Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Ida and Lacy
In 209 girls, Ida found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Ida
Peak year
1918
Peak births
4,450
Latest count
209
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Lacy
Peak year
1982
Peak births
988
Latest count
67
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 209 girls, Ida found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.