Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Megan and June
In 301 girls, Megan found its level. 50 years earlier, June occupied that same statistical address.
1922–2025
Megan
Peak year
1990
Peak births
20,259
Latest count
301
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
June
Peak year
1925
Peak births
6,649
Latest count
1,978
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 301 girls, Megan found its level. 50 years earlier, June 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.