Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Nathalie and Lucretia

In 145 girls, Nathalie found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucretia occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Nathalie

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 629
Latest count 145
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Lucretia

peak 1974 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1974
Peak births 190
Latest count 8
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen X
In 145 girls, Nathalie found its level. 50 years earlier, Lucretia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.