Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Ellamae and Opal
In 65 girls, Ellamae found its level. 50 years earlier, Opal occupied that same statistical address.
1898–2025
Ellamae
Peak year
2021
Peak births
80
Latest count
65
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Opal
Peak year
1918
Peak births
2,847
Latest count
740
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 65 girls, Ellamae found its level. 50 years earlier, Opal 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.