Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Dakota and Harry
In 1,074 boys, Dakota found its level. 50 years earlier, Harry occupied that same statistical address.
1966–2025
Dakota
Peak year
1995
Peak births
6,575
Latest count
1,074
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Harry
Peak year
1918
Peak births
9,896
Latest count
329
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 1,074 boys, Dakota 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.