Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Izzabella and Mallory
In 28 girls, Izzabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Mallory occupied that same statistical address.
1998–2025
Izzabella
Peak year
2010
Peak births
206
Latest count
28
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1938–2025
Mallory
Peak year
1986
Peak births
3,325
Latest count
825
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
In 28 girls, Izzabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Mallory occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.