Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Katharine and Mable
In 27 girls, Katharine found its level. 50 years earlier, Mable occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Katharine
Peak year
1982
Peak births
946
Latest count
27
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Mable
Peak year
1922
Peak births
1,620
Latest count
73
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 27 girls, Katharine found its level. 50 years earlier, Mable occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.