Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Sachi and Beulah

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

1922–2025

Sachi

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 48
Latest count 23
Status Stable
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, Sachi 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.