Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Makyla and Beulah
In 23 girls, Makyla found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.
1982–2025
Makyla
Peak year
2005
Peak births
160
Latest count
23
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Beulah
Peak year
1916
Peak births
2,401
Latest count
20
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 23 girls, Makyla found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah 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.