Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jani and Mackenzie

In 14 girls, Jani found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie occupied that same statistical address.

1943–2025

Jani

peak 1960 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 1960
Peak births 71
Latest count 14
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1973–2025

Mackenzie

peak 2001 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 6,934
Latest count 1,343
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 14 girls, Jani found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.