Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Sage and Lauren
In 1,853 girls, Sage found its level. 50 years earlier, Lauren occupied that same statistical address.
1963–2025
Sage
Peak year
2022
Peak births
2,014
Latest count
1,853
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1924–2025
Lauren
Peak year
1989
Peak births
21,065
Latest count
777
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 1,853 girls, Sage found its level. 50 years earlier, Lauren occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.