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 1993 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1993
Peak births 1,698
Latest count 199
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Thelma

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.