Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kyrah and Reba

In 49 girls, Kyrah found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba occupied that same statistical address.

1987–2025

Kyrah

peak 2008 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 114
Latest count 49
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Reba

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 792
Latest count 9
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 49 girls, Kyrah found its level. 50 years earlier, Reba occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.