Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jena and Beulah
In 23 girls, Jena found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.
1900–2025
Jena
Peak year
1986
Peak births
619
Latest count
23
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Beulah
Peak year
1916
Peak births
2,401
Latest count
20
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 23 girls, Jena found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah 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.