Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Savanna and Lois

In 222 girls, Savanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Lois occupied that same statistical address.

1916–2025

Savanna

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 1,502
Latest count 222
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Lois

peak 1927 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1927
Peak births 10,505
Latest count 124
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 222 girls, Savanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Lois occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.