Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Zoey and Gina
In 3,427 girls, Zoey found its level. 50 years earlier, Gina occupied that same statistical address.
1967–2025
Zoey
Peak year
2012
Peak births
7,482
Latest count
3,427
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Gina
Peak year
1967
Peak births
6,358
Latest count
90
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 3,427 girls, Zoey found its level. 50 years earlier, Gina occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.