Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Isabelle and Kristie

In 1,825 girls, Isabelle found its level. 50 years earlier, Kristie occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Isabelle

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 4,106
Latest count 1,825
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1940–2025

Kristie

peak 1974 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1974
Peak births 2,039
Latest count 8
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,825 girls, Isabelle found its level. 50 years earlier, Kristie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.