Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Legacy and Irma

In 429 girls, Legacy found its level. 50 years earlier, Irma occupied that same statistical address.

1994–2025

Legacy

peak 2021 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2021
Peak births 725
Latest count 429
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Irma

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 1,393
Latest count 50
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 429 girls, Legacy found its level. 50 years earlier, Irma occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.