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