Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Xolani and Lacy
In 209 girls, Xolani found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacy occupied that same statistical address.
2004–2025
Xolani
Peak year
2024
Peak births
209
Latest count
209
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Lacy
Peak year
1982
Peak births
988
Latest count
67
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 209 girls, Xolani found its level. 50 years earlier, Lacy 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.