Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Harvey and Glenn

In 1,381 boys, Harvey found its level. 50 years earlier, Glenn occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Harvey

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 2,287
Latest count 1,381
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Glenn

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 7,356
Latest count 124
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,381 boys, Harvey found its level. 50 years earlier, Glenn occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.