Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Hannah and Catherine
In 3,973 girls, Hannah found its level. 50 years earlier, Catherine occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Hannah
Peak year
2000
Peak births
23,087
Latest count
3,973
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Catherine
Peak year
1956
Peak births
12,056
Latest count
972
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 3,973 girls, Hannah found its level. 50 years earlier, Catherine occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.