Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Toula and Zoey

In 8 girls, Toula found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Toula

peak 1931 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1931
Peak births 11
Latest count 8
Status Rising
Peak generation Silent Generation
1967–2025

Zoey

peak 2012 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 7,482
Latest count 3,427
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 8 girls, Toula found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.