Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Naida and Madison

In 6 girls, Naida found its level. 50 years earlier, Madison occupied that same statistical address.

1907–2025

Naida

peak 1930 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1930
Peak births 44
Latest count 6
Status Declining
Peak generation Silent Generation
1970–2025

Madison

peak 2001 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 22,166
Latest count 4,945
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 6 girls, Naida found its level. 50 years earlier, Madison occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.