Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mila and Katherine
In 4,796 girls, Mila found its level. 50 years earlier, Katherine occupied that same statistical address.
1881–2025
Mila
Peak year
2018
Peak births
8,169
Latest count
4,796
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Katherine
Peak year
1990
Peak births
11,625
Latest count
1,670
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 4,796 girls, Mila found its level. 50 years earlier, Katherine occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.