Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Hans and Horace

In 146 boys, Hans found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Hans

peak 1970 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1970
Peak births 271
Latest count 146
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen X
1880–2025

Horace

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 1,313
Latest count 14
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 146 boys, Hans found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.