Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Noreen and Jazmin

In 33 girls, Noreen found its level. 50 years earlier, Jazmin occupied that same statistical address.

1892–2025

Noreen

peak 1948 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1948
Peak births 654
Latest count 33
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1962–2025

Jazmin

peak 2006 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 2,240
Latest count 449
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 33 girls, Noreen found its level. 50 years earlier, Jazmin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.