Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Zofia and Agnes

In 86 girls, Zofia found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Zofia

peak 2011 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2011
Peak births 102
Latest count 86
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Agnes

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 5,291
Latest count 246
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 86 girls, Zofia found its level. 50 years earlier, Agnes 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.