Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Uma and Estelle

In 55 girls, Uma found its level. 50 years earlier, Estelle occupied that same statistical address.

1961–2025

Uma

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 81
Latest count 55
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Estelle

peak 1915 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1915
Peak births 1,784
Latest count 523
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 55 girls, Uma found its level. 50 years earlier, Estelle 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.