Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of May and Alejandra

In 183 girls, May found its level. 50 years earlier, Alejandra occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

May

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 981
Latest count 183
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1900–2025

Alejandra

peak 1994 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 2,187
Latest count 486
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 183 girls, May found its level. 50 years earlier, Alejandra occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.