Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jalissa and Eula

In 21 girls, Jalissa found its level. 50 years earlier, Eula occupied that same statistical address.

1985–2025

Jalissa

peak 1988 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1988
Peak births 172
Latest count 21
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Eula

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 1,390
Latest count 5
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 21 girls, Jalissa found its level. 50 years earlier, Eula 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.