Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Annmarie and Dorothea

In 64 girls, Annmarie found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Annmarie

peak 1969 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1969
Peak births 652
Latest count 64
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1880–2025

Dorothea

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 1,110
Latest count 113
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 64 girls, Annmarie found its level. 50 years earlier, Dorothea occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.