Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cohen and Harold

In 1,590 boys, Cohen found its level. 50 years earlier, Harold occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Cohen

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,590
Latest count 1,590
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Harold

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 14,149
Latest count 230
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,590 boys, Cohen found its level. 50 years earlier, Harold occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.