Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rita and Angeline
In 174 girls, Rita found its level. 50 years earlier, Angeline occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Rita
Peak year
1949
Peak births
6,653
Latest count
174
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1880–2025
Angeline
Peak year
1921
Peak births
986
Latest count
134
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 174 girls, Rita found its level. 50 years earlier, Angeline occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.