Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jasmine and Kim

In 1,481 girls, Jasmine found its level. 50 years earlier, Kim occupied that same statistical address.

1906–2025

Jasmine

peak 1993 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1993
Peak births 12,063
Latest count 1,481
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1914–2025

Kim

peak 1960 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1960
Peak births 12,477
Latest count 34
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,481 girls, Jasmine found its level. 50 years earlier, Kim occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.