Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Evangeline and Julia

In 1,998 girls, Evangeline found its level. 50 years earlier, Julia occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Evangeline

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,998
Latest count 1,998
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Julia

peak 2001 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 8,838
Latest count 2,172
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 1,998 girls, Evangeline found its level. 50 years earlier, Julia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.