Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Liberty and Marisela

In 195 girls, Liberty found its level. 50 years earlier, Marisela occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Liberty

peak 2004 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 749
Latest count 195
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1945–2025

Marisela

peak 1985 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1985
Peak births 410
Latest count 26
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
Liberty and Marisela peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.