Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rosalia and Lashonda
In 481 girls, Rosalia found its level. 50 years earlier, Lashonda occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Rosalia
Peak year
2023
Peak births
517
Latest count
481
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1964–2016
Lashonda
Peak year
1977
Peak births
513
Latest count
0
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen X
In 481 girls, Rosalia found its level. 50 years earlier, Lashonda occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.