Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Harden and Jakob
In 32 boys, Harden found its level. 50 years earlier, Jakob occupied that same statistical address.
1893–2025
Harden
Peak year
1921
Peak births
81
Latest count
32
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1957–2025
Jakob
Peak year
2001
Peak births
2,192
Latest count
135
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 32 boys, Harden found its level. 50 years earlier, Jakob 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.