Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kendra and Lucinda
In 320 girls, Kendra found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucinda occupied that same statistical address.
1936–2025
Kendra
Peak year
1987
Peak births
3,841
Latest count
320
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Lucinda
Peak year
1957
Peak births
1,025
Latest count
116
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Boomer
In 320 girls, Kendra found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucinda 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.