Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Blythe and Dolly

In 92 girls, Blythe found its level. 50 years earlier, Dolly occupied that same statistical address.

1897–2025

Blythe

peak 2013 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2013
Peak births 174
Latest count 92
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Dolly

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 395
Latest count 113
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 92 girls, Blythe found its level. 50 years earlier, Dolly occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.