Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Pepper and Lillie
In 102 girls, Pepper found its level. 50 years earlier, Lillie occupied that same statistical address.
1947–2025
Pepper
Peak year
2014
Peak births
161
Latest count
102
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Lillie
Peak year
1919
Peak births
3,262
Latest count
420
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 102 girls, Pepper found its level. 50 years earlier, Lillie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.