Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rakeb and Bailey
In 5 girls, Rakeb found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.
2005–2025
Rakeb
Peak year
2020
Peak births
19
Latest count
5
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1916–2025
Bailey
Peak year
1998
Peak births
5,198
Latest count
1,446
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 5 girls, Rakeb found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey 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.