Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Marlee and Tia

In 564 girls, Marlee found its level. 50 years earlier, Tia occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Marlee

peak 2008 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 890
Latest count 564
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1944–2025

Tia

peak 1982 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1982
Peak births 1,182
Latest count 98
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 564 girls, Marlee found its level. 50 years earlier, Tia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.