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 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 7,482
Latest count 3,427
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Gina

peak 1967 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.