Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mayte and Dorothea

In 64 girls, Mayte found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same statistical address.

1963–2025

Mayte

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 249
Latest count 64
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Dorothea

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 1,110
Latest count 113
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 64 girls, Mayte found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.