Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mollie and Adrian

In 212 girls, Mollie found its level. 50 years earlier, Adrian occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Mollie

peak 1915 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1915
Peak births 738
Latest count 212
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1911–2025

Adrian

peak 1983 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1983
Peak births 479
Latest count 41
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 212 girls, Mollie found its level. 50 years earlier, Adrian occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.