Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Evangelina and Marisela

In 195 girls, Evangelina found its level. 50 years earlier, Marisela occupied that same statistical address.

1908–2025

Evangelina

peak 2012 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 219
Latest count 195
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1945–2025

Marisela

peak 1985 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1985
Peak births 410
Latest count 26
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 195 girls, Evangelina found its level. 50 years earlier, Marisela occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.