Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ivy and Sara

In 5,117 girls, Ivy found its level. 50 years earlier, Sara occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Ivy

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 5,343
Latest count 5,117
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Sara

peak 1981 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1981
Peak births 11,359
Latest count 1,568
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 5,117 girls, Ivy found its level. 50 years earlier, Sara 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.