Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kaleigh and Lorene

In 56 girls, Kaleigh found its level. 50 years earlier, Lorene occupied that same statistical address.

1980–2025

Kaleigh

peak 2001 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 729
Latest count 56
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Lorene

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 1,353
Latest count 17
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 56 girls, Kaleigh found its level. 50 years earlier, Lorene occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.