Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Dalia and Pauline
In 340 girls, Dalia found its level. 50 years earlier, Pauline occupied that same statistical address.
1913–2025
Dalia
Peak year
1994
Peak births
516
Latest count
340
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Pauline
Peak year
1918
Peak births
7,222
Latest count
56
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 340 girls, Dalia found its level. 50 years earlier, Pauline 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.