Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Camille and Katie

In 1,299 girls, Camille found its level. 50 years earlier, Katie occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Camille

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 1,344
Latest count 1,299
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Katie

peak 1986 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1986
Peak births 8,333
Latest count 447
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 1,299 girls, Camille found its level. 50 years earlier, Katie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.