Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Selma and Iva

In 61 girls, Selma found its level. 50 years earlier, Iva occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Selma

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 798
Latest count 61
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Iva

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 889
Latest count 117
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
Selma and Iva peaked in the same cultural weather — the Greatest Generation naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.