Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Harley and Aubrey

In 199 boys, Harley found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Harley

peak 1994 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 789
Latest count 199
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Aubrey

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 498
Latest count 70
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 199 boys, Harley found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey 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.