Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Maggie and Bobbie
In 1,041 girls, Maggie found its level. 50 years earlier, Bobbie occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Maggie
Peak year
2007
Peak births
1,874
Latest count
1,041
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1883–2025
Bobbie
Peak year
1934
Peak births
2,190
Latest count
91
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 1,041 girls, Maggie found its level. 50 years earlier, Bobbie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.