Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Howard and Kenyatta

In 226 boys, Howard found its level. 50 years earlier, Kenyatta occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Howard

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 7,713
Latest count 226
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1961–2024

Kenyatta

peak 1975 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1975
Peak births 226
Latest count 0
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen X
In 226 boys, Howard found its level. 50 years earlier, Kenyatta occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.