Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Carissa and Annabelle

In 46 girls, Carissa found its level. 50 years earlier, Annabelle occupied that same statistical address.

1949–2025

Carissa

peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 1,155
Latest count 46
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Annabelle

peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 4,363
Latest count 891
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 46 girls, Carissa found its level. 50 years earlier, Annabelle occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.