Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Geneva and Zoe

In 125 girls, Geneva found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoe occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Geneva

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 2,582
Latest count 125
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Zoe

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 6,466
Latest count 5,646
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 125 girls, Geneva found its level. 50 years earlier, Zoe 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.