Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ciani and Beulah

In 23 girls, Ciani found its level. 50 years earlier, Beulah occupied that same statistical address.

1979–2025

Ciani

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 45
Latest count 23
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Beulah

peak 1916 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 2,401
Latest count 20
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 23 girls, Ciani 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.