Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Afra and Beulah
In 23 girls, Afra found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.
1979–2025
Afra
Peak year
2025
Peak births
23
Latest count
23
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Beulah
Peak year
1916
Peak births
2,401
Latest count
20
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 23 girls, Afra found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.