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 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 558
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Hanna

peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.