Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Isabela and Jeannette

In 426 girls, Isabela found its level. 50 years earlier, Jeannette occupied that same statistical address.

1982–2025

Isabela

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 695
Latest count 426
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Jeannette

peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1917
Peak births 1,113
Latest count 24
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 426 girls, Isabela found its level. 50 years earlier, Jeannette occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.