Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mathilde and Eula

In 21 girls, Mathilde found its level. 50 years earlier, Eula occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Mathilde

peak 1894 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1894
Peak births 32
Latest count 21
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Eula

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 1,390
Latest count 5
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 21 girls, Mathilde found its level. 50 years earlier, Eula occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.