Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Emilie and Eunice

In 170 girls, Emilie found its level. 50 years earlier, Eunice occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Emilie

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 660
Latest count 170
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Eunice

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 2,240
Latest count 77
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 170 girls, Emilie found its level. 50 years earlier, Eunice occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.