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 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 20,259
Latest count 301
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

June

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.