Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Maya and Alicia

In 3,712 girls, Maya found its level. 50 years earlier, Alicia occupied that same statistical address.

1940–2025

Maya

peak 2006 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 5,047
Latest count 3,712
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1881–2025

Alicia

peak 1984 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1984
Peak births 7,820
Latest count 672
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 3,712 girls, Maya found its level. 50 years earlier, Alicia 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.