Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Aisling and Cecile

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

1972–2025

Aisling

peak 2002 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2002
Peak births 61
Latest count 39
Status Stable
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, Aisling 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.