Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bryant and Horace
In 146 boys, Bryant found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Bryant
Peak year
1989
Peak births
1,737
Latest count
146
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Horace
Peak year
1921
Peak births
1,313
Latest count
14
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 146 boys, Bryant found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.