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 1987 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1987
Peak births 3,841
Latest count 320
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Lucinda

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.