Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Zoraida and Madison

In 6 girls, Zoraida found its level. 50 years earlier, Madison occupied that same statistical address.

1918–2025

Zoraida

peak 1961 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1961
Peak births 62
Latest count 6
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1970–2025

Madison

peak 2001 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 22,166
Latest count 4,945
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 6 girls, Zoraida found its level. 50 years earlier, Madison occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.