Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mindel and Mackenzie
In 14 girls, Mindel found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie occupied that same statistical address.
1960–2025
Mindel
Peak year
2022
Peak births
16
Latest count
14
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1973–2025
Mackenzie
Peak year
2001
Peak births
6,934
Latest count
1,343
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 14 girls, Mindel found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie 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.