Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Yesenia and Lila

In 103 girls, Yesenia found its level. 50 years earlier, Lila occupied that same statistical address.

1966–2025

Yesenia

peak 1987 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1987
Peak births 2,003
Latest count 103
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Lila

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 1,969
Latest count 1,670
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 103 girls, Yesenia found its level. 50 years earlier, Lila 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.