Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Amyah and Reba

In 49 girls, Amyah found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba occupied that same statistical address.

1998–2025

Amyah

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 201
Latest count 49
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Reba

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 792
Latest count 9
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 49 girls, Amyah found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba 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.