Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Maci and Ingrid

In 352 girls, Maci found its level. 50 years earlier, Ingrid occupied that same statistical address.

1973–2025

Maci

peak 2011 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 1,737
Latest count 352
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1897–2025

Ingrid

peak 1967 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1967
Peak births 578
Latest count 209
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen X
In 352 girls, Maci found its level. 50 years earlier, Ingrid 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.