Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bellamy and Pauline
In 341 girls, Bellamy found its level. 50 years earlier, Pauline occupied that same statistical address.
1993–2025
Bellamy
Peak year
2022
Peak births
408
Latest count
341
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Pauline
Peak year
1918
Peak births
7,222
Latest count
56
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 341 girls, Bellamy found its level. 50 years earlier, Pauline occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.