Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Brady and Harry

In 1,071 boys, Brady found its level. 50 years earlier, Harry occupied that same statistical address.

1883–2025

Brady

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 4,951
Latest count 1,071
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Harry

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 9,896
Latest count 329
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,071 boys, Brady found its level. 50 years earlier, Harry 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.