Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mayra and Agnes

In 86 girls, Mayra found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes occupied that same statistical address.

1948–2025

Mayra

peak 1987 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1987
Peak births 1,512
Latest count 86
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Agnes

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 5,291
Latest count 246
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 86 girls, Mayra found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.