Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cambria and Minnie

In 96 girls, Cambria found its level. 50 years earlier, Minnie occupied that same statistical address.

1963–2025

Cambria

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 275
Latest count 96
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Minnie

peak 1916 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 3,274
Latest count 54
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 96 girls, Cambria found its level. 50 years earlier, Minnie 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.