Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of German and Harrison

In 112 boys, German found its level. 50 years earlier, Harrison occupied that same statistical address.

1882–2025

German

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 304
Latest count 112
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Harrison

peak 2016 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 3,662
Latest count 3,072
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 112 boys, German found its level. 50 years earlier, Harrison occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.