Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Marla and Dolly

In 92 girls, Marla found its level. 50 years earlier, Dolly occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Marla

peak 1955 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1955
Peak births 1,725
Latest count 92
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Dolly

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 395
Latest count 113
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 92 girls, Marla found its level. 50 years earlier, Dolly occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.