Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mavis and Marcy
In 537 girls, Mavis found its level. 50 years earlier, Marcy occupied that same statistical address.
1893–2025
Mavis
Peak year
1927
Peak births
603
Latest count
537
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1915–2025
Marcy
Peak year
1971
Peak births
1,155
Latest count
44
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 537 girls, Mavis found its level. 50 years earlier, Marcy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.