Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Reva and Liberty

In 97 girls, Reva found its level. 50 years earlier, Liberty occupied that same statistical address.

1883–2025

Reva

peak 1921 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 351
Latest count 97
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1912–2025

Liberty

peak 2004 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 749
Latest count 195
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 97 girls, Reva found its level. 50 years earlier, Liberty 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.