Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Simone and Anastasia

In 254 girls, Simone found its level. 50 years earlier, Anastasia occupied that same statistical address.

1908–2025

Simone

peak 1988 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1988
Peak births 797
Latest count 254
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Anastasia

peak 2018 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2018
Peak births 1,905
Latest count 1,832
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 254 girls, Simone found its level. 50 years earlier, Anastasia occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.