Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lavena and Bailey

In 5 girls, Lavena found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1892–2025

Lavena

peak 1922 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 32
Latest count 5
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 5 girls, Lavena found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.