Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Damaris and Rosalie

In 150 girls, Damaris found its level. 50 years earlier, Rosalie occupied that same statistical address.

1916–2025

Damaris

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 483
Latest count 150
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Rosalie

peak 1938 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1938
Peak births 3,758
Latest count 1,797
Status Rising
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 150 girls, Damaris found its level. 50 years earlier, Rosalie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.