Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Holly and Judy

In 751 girls, Holly found its level. 50 years earlier, Judy occupied that same statistical address.

1893–2025

Holly

peak 1983 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1983
Peak births 6,388
Latest count 751
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Judy

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 21,037
Latest count 105
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 751 girls, Holly found its level. 50 years earlier, Judy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.