Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Eva and Tamika
In 2,154 girls, Eva found its level. 50 years earlier, Tamika occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Eva
Peak year
1918
Peak births
4,563
Latest count
2,154
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1951–2022
Tamika
Peak year
1975
Peak births
2,159
Latest count
0
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen X
In 2,154 girls, Eva found its level. 50 years earlier, Tamika occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.