Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Libby and Margie

In 202 girls, Libby found its level. 50 years earlier, Margie occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Libby

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 355
Latest count 202
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Margie

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 2,868
Latest count 17
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 202 girls, Libby found its level. 50 years earlier, Margie 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.