Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Noelia and Geraldine

In 156 girls, Noelia found its level. 50 years earlier, Geraldine occupied that same statistical address.

1934–2025

Noelia

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 340
Latest count 156
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Geraldine

peak 1930 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1930
Peak births 5,448
Latest count 73
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 156 girls, Noelia found its level. 50 years earlier, Geraldine occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.