Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jamyla and Mable
In 27 girls, Jamyla found its level. 50 years earlier, Mable occupied that same statistical address.
1986–2025
Jamyla
Peak year
2011
Peak births
43
Latest count
27
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Mable
Peak year
1922
Peak births
1,620
Latest count
73
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 27 girls, Jamyla found its level. 50 years earlier, Mable 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.