Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lovetta and Bailey

In 5 girls, Lovetta found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1910–2025

Lovetta

peak 1928 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1928
Peak births 25
Latest count 5
Status Stable
Peak generation Silent Generation
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 5 girls, Lovetta found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.