Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Farah and Shameka
In 164 girls, Farah found its level. 50 years earlier, Shameka occupied that same statistical address.
1960–2025
Farah
Peak year
2012
Peak births
178
Latest count
164
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1971–2010
Shameka
Peak year
1980
Peak births
452
Latest count
0
Status
Extinct
Peak generation
Gen X
In 164 girls, Farah found its level. 50 years earlier, Shameka occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.