Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tatum and Kerry

In 1,661 girls, Tatum found its level. 50 years earlier, Kerry occupied that same statistical address.

1966–2025

Tatum

peak 2025 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,661
Latest count 1,661
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1920–2025

Kerry

peak 1971 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1971
Peak births 2,206
Latest count 22
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,661 girls, Tatum found its level. 50 years earlier, Kerry 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.