Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lorina and Zoey

In 8 girls, Lorina found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same statistical address.

1894–2025

Lorina

peak 1986 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1986
Peak births 38
Latest count 8
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1967–2025

Zoey

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 7,482
Latest count 3,427
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 8 girls, Lorina found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.