Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Shana and Kaylee

In 25 girls, Shana found its level. 50 years earlier, Kaylee occupied that same statistical address.

1937–2025

Shana

peak 1984 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 1984
Peak births 1,563
Latest count 25
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1943–2025

Kaylee

peak 2009 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 7,219
Latest count 1,205
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 25 girls, Shana found its level. 50 years earlier, Kaylee occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.