Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Poppy and Alice
In 1,054 girls, Poppy found its level. 50 years earlier, Alice occupied that same statistical address.
1919–2025
Poppy
Peak year
2023
Peak births
1,077
Latest count
1,054
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Alice
Peak year
1921
Peak births
11,955
Latest count
3,547
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 1,054 girls, Poppy found its level. 50 years earlier, Alice 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.