Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Coral and Gillian

In 100 girls, Coral found its level. 50 years earlier, Gillian occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Coral

peak 2004 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 224
Latest count 100
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1922–2025

Gillian

peak 1999 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1999
Peak births 1,022
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
Coral and Gillian peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.