Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kaylynn and Hazel

In 134 girls, Kaylynn found its level. 50 years earlier, Hazel occupied that same statistical address.

1947–2025

Kaylynn

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 590
Latest count 134
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Hazel

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 7,615
Latest count 6,318
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 134 girls, Kaylynn found its level. 50 years earlier, Hazel 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.