Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Barbara and Corinne
In 264 girls, Barbara found its level. 50 years earlier, Corinne occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Barbara
Peak year
1947
Peak births
48,800
Latest count
264
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1880–2025
Corinne
Peak year
1978
Peak births
847
Latest count
253
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen X
In 264 girls, Barbara found its level. 50 years earlier, Corinne occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.