Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Neva and Hanna
In 47 girls, Neva found its level. 50 years earlier, Hanna occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Neva
Peak year
1920
Peak births
558
Latest count
47
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Hanna
Peak year
2000
Peak births
1,912
Latest count
580
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 47 girls, Neva found its level. 50 years earlier, Hanna 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.