Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Quetzalli and Reba

In 49 girls, Quetzalli found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba occupied that same statistical address.

1996–2025

Quetzalli

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 50
Latest count 49
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Reba

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 792
Latest count 9
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 49 girls, Quetzalli found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.