Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Izabella and Rosemary

In 532 girls, Izabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Rosemary occupied that same statistical address.

1987–2025

Izabella

peak 2010 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 2,254
Latest count 532
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1882–2025

Rosemary

peak 1947 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 4,542
Latest count 1,222
Status Rising
Peak generation Boomer
In 532 girls, Izabella found its level. 50 years earlier, Rosemary occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.