Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Antonia and Angeline

In 175 girls, Antonia found its level. 50 years earlier, Angeline occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Antonia

peak 1996 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1996
Peak births 669
Latest count 175
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Angeline

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 986
Latest count 134
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 175 girls, Antonia found its level. 50 years earlier, Angeline occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.