Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bentlee and Harlan
In 94 boys, Bentlee found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same statistical address.
2007–2025
Bentlee
Peak year
2012
Peak births
446
Latest count
94
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Harlan
Peak year
1924
Peak births
519
Latest count
454
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 94 boys, Bentlee found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan 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.