Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Minna and Bella

In 29 girls, Minna found its level. 50 years earlier, Bella occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Minna

peak 1916 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 54
Latest count 29
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Bella

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 5,136
Latest count 2,129
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 29 girls, Minna found its level. 50 years earlier, Bella occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.