Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Lola and Bethany
In 1,132 girls, Lola found its level. 50 years earlier, Bethany occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Lola
Peak year
1919
Peak births
1,617
Latest count
1,132
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1915–2025
Bethany
Peak year
1987
Peak births
3,294
Latest count
362
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 1,132 girls, Lola found its level. 50 years earlier, Bethany occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.