Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Filomena and Isabella

In 31 girls, Filomena found its level. 50 years earlier, Isabella occupied that same statistical address.

1885–2025

Filomena

peak 1923 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1923
Peak births 207
Latest count 31
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Isabella

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 22,936
Latest count 10,666
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 31 girls, Filomena found its level. 50 years earlier, Isabella 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.