Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Maize and Savannah
In 17 girls, Maize found its level. 50 years earlier, Savannah occupied that same statistical address.
2002–2025
Maize
Peak year
2022
Peak births
26
Latest count
17
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Savannah
Peak year
2000
Peak births
7,100
Latest count
2,141
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 17 girls, Maize found its level. 50 years earlier, Savannah occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.