Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Deborah and Edna

In 313 girls, Deborah found its level. 50 years earlier, Edna occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Deborah

peak 1954 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1954
Peak births 54,674
Latest count 313
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Edna

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 8,698
Latest count 72
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 313 girls, Deborah found its level. 50 years earlier, Edna occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.