Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Harmony and Candace

In 1,123 girls, Harmony found its level. 50 years earlier, Candace occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Harmony

peak 2015 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 1,771
Latest count 1,123
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1882–2025

Candace

peak 1982 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1982
Peak births 2,848
Latest count 50
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 1,123 girls, Harmony found its level. 50 years earlier, Candace occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.