Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cody and Harry

In 1,076 boys, Cody found its level. 50 years earlier, Harry occupied that same statistical address.

1884–2025

Cody

peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 19,876
Latest count 1,076
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Harry

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 9,896
Latest count 329
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,076 boys, Cody found its level. 50 years earlier, Harry 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.