Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Scarlette and Christian

In 197 girls, Scarlette found its level. 50 years earlier, Christian occupied that same statistical address.

1940–2025

Scarlette

peak 2016 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 418
Latest count 197
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1886–2025

Christian

peak 1992 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 987
Latest count 27
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 197 girls, Scarlette found its level. 50 years earlier, Christian occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.