Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Carolina and Eva

In 769 girls, Carolina found its level. 50 years earlier, Eva occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Carolina

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 1,270
Latest count 769
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Eva

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 4,563
Latest count 2,154
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 769 girls, Carolina found its level. 50 years earlier, Eva 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.