Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ivah and Zoey

In 8 girls, Ivah found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Ivah

peak 1895 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1895
Peak births 28
Latest count 8
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1967–2025

Zoey

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 7,482
Latest count 3,427
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 8 girls, Ivah found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.