Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Abbigail and Cecile

In 39 girls, Abbigail found its level. 50 years earlier, Cecile occupied that same statistical address.

1959–2025

Abbigail

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 676
Latest count 39
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Cecile

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 495
Latest count 22
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 39 girls, Abbigail found its level. 50 years earlier, Cecile 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.