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