Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Maeve and Rhonda
In 3,153 girls, Maeve found its level. 50 years earlier, Rhonda occupied that same statistical address.
1940–2025
Maeve
Peak year
2025
Peak births
3,153
Latest count
3,153
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1910–2025
Rhonda
Peak year
1965
Peak births
10,949
Latest count
19
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 3,153 girls, Maeve found its level. 50 years earlier, Rhonda occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.