Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Marygrace and Cecile
In 39 girls, Marygrace found its level. 50 years earlier, Cecile occupied that same statistical address.
1915–2025
Marygrace
Peak year
2004
Peak births
74
Latest count
39
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Cecile
Peak year
1918
Peak births
495
Latest count
22
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 39 girls, Marygrace found its level. 50 years earlier, Cecile 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.