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 1994 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 516
Latest count 340
Status Rising
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Pauline

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.