Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Miranda and Constance

In 437 girls, Miranda found its level. 50 years earlier, Constance occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Miranda

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 5,978
Latest count 437
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Constance

peak 1950 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1950
Peak births 4,441
Latest count 142
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 437 girls, Miranda found its level. 50 years earlier, Constance 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.