Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Brigid and Iva

In 61 girls, Brigid found its level. 50 years earlier, Iva occupied that same statistical address.

1917–2025

Brigid

peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2000
Peak births 132
Latest count 61
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Iva

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 889
Latest count 117
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 61 girls, Brigid found its level. 50 years earlier, Iva occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.