Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Merry and Luna

In 9 girls, Merry found its level. 50 years earlier, Luna occupied that same statistical address.

1898–2025

Merry

peak 1954 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1954
Peak births 355
Latest count 9
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Luna

peak 2022 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 8,977
Latest count 6,076
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 9 girls, Merry found its level. 50 years earlier, Luna occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.