Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Berl and Connor

In 16 boys, Berl found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Berl

peak 1922 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 26
Latest count 16
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1913–2025

Connor

peak 2004 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 10,049
Latest count 2,211
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 16 boys, Berl found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.