Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Sabine and Fannie

In 87 girls, Sabine found its level. 50 years earlier, Fannie occupied that same statistical address.

1916–2025

Sabine

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 108
Latest count 87
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Fannie

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 2,014
Latest count 46
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 87 girls, Sabine 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.