Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Amayra and Ilene
In 59 girls, Amayra found its level. 50 years earlier, Ilene occupied that same statistical address.
2007–2025
Amayra
Peak year
2023
Peak births
67
Latest count
59
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1891–2025
Ilene
Peak year
1950
Peak births
453
Latest count
19
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 59 girls, Amayra found its level. 50 years earlier, Ilene occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.