Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ilana and Hattie

In 71 girls, Ilana found its level. 50 years earlier, Hattie occupied that same statistical address.

1946–2025

Ilana

peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 135
Latest count 71
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Hattie

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 1,999
Latest count 923
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 71 girls, Ilana found its level. 50 years earlier, Hattie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.