Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bria and Thelma
In 199 girls, Bria found its level. 50 years earlier, Thelma occupied that same statistical address.
1973–2025
Bria
Peak year
1993
Peak births
1,698
Latest count
199
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Thelma
Peak year
1921
Peak births
7,839
Latest count
29
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 199 girls, Bria found its level. 50 years earlier, Thelma occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.