Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rihanna and Fannie
In 87 girls, Rihanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Fannie occupied that same statistical address.
2000–2025
Rihanna
Peak year
2008
Peak births
1,075
Latest count
87
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Fannie
Peak year
1918
Peak births
2,014
Latest count
46
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 87 girls, Rihanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Fannie 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.