Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ivanka and Caitlin

In 94 girls, Ivanka found its level. 50 years earlier, Caitlin occupied that same statistical address.

1996–2025

Ivanka

peak 2017 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 165
Latest count 94
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1955–2025

Caitlin

peak 1988 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 1988
Peak births 7,246
Latest count 78
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 94 girls, Ivanka found its level. 50 years earlier, Caitlin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.