Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Paityn and Mattie
In 107 girls, Paityn found its level. 50 years earlier, Mattie occupied that same statistical address.
1993–2025
Paityn
Peak year
2010
Peak births
466
Latest count
107
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Mattie
Peak year
1920
Peak births
2,902
Latest count
249
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 107 girls, Paityn found its level. 50 years earlier, Mattie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.