Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Carina and Hazel
In 134 girls, Carina found its level. 50 years earlier, Hazel occupied that same statistical address.
1914–2025
Carina
Peak year
1995
Peak births
689
Latest count
134
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Hazel
Peak year
1918
Peak births
7,615
Latest count
6,318
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 134 girls, Carina found its level. 50 years earlier, Hazel occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.