Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Maven and Reagan

In 133 girls, Maven found its level. 50 years earlier, Reagan occupied that same statistical address.

1998–2025

Maven

peak 2023 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2023
Peak births 156
Latest count 133
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1956–2025

Reagan

peak 2016 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 3,097
Latest count 1,244
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
Maven and Reagan peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.