Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Bartolo and Bentley

In 11 boys, Bartolo found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1913–2025

Bartolo

peak 1921 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 26
Latest count 11
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 11 boys, Bartolo found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley 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.