Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Theresa and Celina

In 136 girls, Theresa found its level. 50 years earlier, Celina occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Theresa

peak 1961 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1961
Peak births 11,960
Latest count 136
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Celina

peak 1994 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 593
Latest count 329
Status Rising
Peak generation Millennial
In 136 girls, Theresa found its level. 50 years earlier, Celina occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.