Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Macy and Marjorie

In 390 girls, Macy found its level. 50 years earlier, Marjorie occupied that same statistical address.

1885–2025

Macy

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 1,483
Latest count 390
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Marjorie

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 11,209
Latest count 246
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 390 girls, Macy found its level. 50 years earlier, Marjorie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.