Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Millicent and Lila

In 103 girls, Millicent found its level. 50 years earlier, Lila occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Millicent

peak 1927 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1927
Peak births 249
Latest count 103
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Lila

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 1,969
Latest count 1,670
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 103 girls, Millicent found its level. 50 years earlier, Lila occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.