Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Evaline and Diamond

In 18 girls, Evaline found its level. 50 years earlier, Diamond occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Evaline

peak 1916 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 42
Latest count 18
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1908–2025

Diamond

peak 1999 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1999
Peak births 2,160
Latest count 94
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
In 18 girls, Evaline found its level. 50 years earlier, Diamond occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.