Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Belle and Carolina

In 247 girls, Belle found its level. 50 years earlier, Carolina occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Belle

peak 1915 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1915
Peak births 407
Latest count 247
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Carolina

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 1,270
Latest count 769
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 247 girls, Belle found its level. 50 years earlier, Carolina occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.