Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dasha and Viola

In 88 girls, Dasha found its level. 50 years earlier, Viola occupied that same statistical address.

1968–2025

Dasha

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 135
Latest count 88
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Viola

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 4,331
Latest count 247
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 88 girls, Dasha found its level. 50 years earlier, Viola 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.