Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lilly and Tracie

In 1,218 girls, Lilly found its level. 50 years earlier, Tracie occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Lilly

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 2,891
Latest count 1,218
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1899–2025

Tracie

peak 1970 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1970
Peak births 2,328
Latest count 6
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,218 girls, Lilly found its level. 50 years earlier, Tracie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.