Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Roxie and Taylor

In 37 girls, Roxie found its level. 50 years earlier, Taylor occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Roxie

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 309
Latest count 37
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1951–2025

Taylor

peak 1993 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1993
Peak births 21,270
Latest count 772
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 37 girls, Roxie found its level. 50 years earlier, Taylor occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.