Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Keya and Mackenzie

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

1967–2025

Keya

peak 1972 2025 198020002020
Peak year 1972
Peak births 78
Latest count 14
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen X
1973–2025

Mackenzie

peak 2001 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 6,934
Latest count 1,343
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 14 girls, Keya found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.