Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Karis and Caitlin

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

1935–2025

Karis

peak 2012 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 310
Latest count 94
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1955–2025

Caitlin

peak 1988 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 1988
Peak births 7,246
Latest count 78
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 94 girls, Karis found its level. 50 years earlier, Caitlin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.