Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Yasmin and Mona

In 269 girls, Yasmin found its level. 50 years earlier, Mona occupied that same statistical address.

1949–2025

Yasmin

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 1,018
Latest count 269
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Mona

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 1,231
Latest count 61
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 269 girls, Yasmin found its level. 50 years earlier, Mona occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.