Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Harlan and Dylan

In 454 boys, Harlan found its level. 50 years earlier, Dylan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Harlan

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 519
Latest count 454
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1953–2025

Dylan

peak 2001 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 16,497
Latest count 6,208
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 454 boys, Harlan found its level. 50 years earlier, Dylan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.