Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rosanna and Lilly

In 58 girls, Rosanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Lilly occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Rosanna

peak 1982 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1982
Peak births 492
Latest count 58
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Lilly

peak 2010 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2010
Peak births 2,891
Latest count 1,218
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 58 girls, Rosanna found its level. 50 years earlier, Lilly occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.