Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Noelani and Wilma

In 109 girls, Noelani found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilma occupied that same statistical address.

1958–2025

Noelani

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 146
Latest count 109
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Wilma

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 4,175
Latest count 41
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 109 girls, Noelani found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilma occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.