Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ginger and Hanna

In 47 girls, Ginger found its level. 50 years earlier, Hanna occupied that same statistical address.

1913–2025

Ginger

peak 1971 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1971
Peak births 1,670
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1880–2025

Hanna

peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2000
Peak births 1,912
Latest count 580
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 47 girls, Ginger found its level. 50 years earlier, Hanna occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.