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