Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Prisca and Mackenzie
In 14 girls, Prisca found its level. 50 years earlier, Mackenzie occupied that same statistical address.
1959–2025
Prisca
Peak year
2023
Peak births
17
Latest count
14
Status
Stable
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, Prisca 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.