Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Shylah and Beulah
In 23 girls, Shylah found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.
1976–2025
Shylah
Peak year
2007
Peak births
114
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, Shylah 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.