Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Malina and Agnes
In 86 girls, Malina found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes occupied that same statistical address.
1920–2025
Malina
Peak year
2009
Peak births
169
Latest count
86
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Agnes
Peak year
1918
Peak births
5,291
Latest count
246
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 86 girls, Malina found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes 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.