Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jade and Yolanda
In 2,658 girls, Jade found its level. 50 years earlier, Yolanda occupied that same statistical address.
1944–2025
Jade
Peak year
2002
Peak births
3,630
Latest count
2,658
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1901–2025
Yolanda
Peak year
1969
Peak births
3,771
Latest count
49
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 2,658 girls, Jade found its level. 50 years earlier, Yolanda occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.