Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jahir and Harlan
In 94 boys, Jahir found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same statistical address.
1990–2025
Jahir
Peak year
2003
Peak births
215
Latest count
94
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Harlan
Peak year
1924
Peak births
519
Latest count
454
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 94 boys, Jahir found its level. 50 years earlier, Harlan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.