Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Haddon and Monroe

In 44 boys, Haddon found its level. 50 years earlier, Monroe occupied that same statistical address.

1924–2025

Haddon

peak 2020 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2020
Peak births 56
Latest count 44
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Monroe

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 375
Latest count 157
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 44 boys, Haddon found its level. 50 years earlier, Monroe occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.