Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Keonna and Beulah

In 23 girls, Keonna found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.

1973–2025

Keonna

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 91
Latest count 23
Status Rising
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Beulah

peak 1916 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 2,401
Latest count 20
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 23 girls, Keonna 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.