Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Arabella and Lynn

In 1,423 girls, Arabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Lynn occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Arabella

peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 1,914
Latest count 1,423
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Lynn

peak 1956 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1956
Peak births 7,736
Latest count 69
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,423 girls, Arabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Lynn occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.