Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Fredrick and Harlan

In 94 boys, Fredrick found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Fredrick

peak 1953 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1953
Peak births 1,341
Latest count 94
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Harlan

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 519
Latest count 454
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 94 boys, Fredrick found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.