Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Holli and Brooklyn

In 12 girls, Holli found its level. 50 years earlier, Brooklyn occupied that same statistical address.

1946–2025

Holli

peak 1983 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 1983
Peak births 283
Latest count 12
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1972–2025

Brooklyn

peak 2011 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 7,178
Latest count 2,300
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 12 girls, Holli found its level. 50 years earlier, Brooklyn occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.