Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Leonora and Morgan

In 114 girls, Leonora found its level. 50 years earlier, Morgan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Leonora

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 138
Latest count 114
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1918–2025

Morgan

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 10,877
Latest count 977
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 114 girls, Leonora found its level. 50 years earlier, Morgan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.