Birth year

Born in 1900? Here's your year in charts

In 1900, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 47.3 years.

Top baby names of 1900

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 16,705 babies, 5.6% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 6,342 babies, 2.1% of girls
  3. 3. Anna 6,114 babies, 2.0% of girls
  4. 4. Margaret 5,304 babies, 1.8% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 4,765 babies, 1.6% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 9,828 babies, 6.5% of boys
  2. 2. William 8,579 babies, 5.7% of boys
  3. 3. James 7,245 babies, 4.8% of boys
  4. 4. George 5,403 babies, 3.6% of boys
  5. 5. Charles 4,098 babies, 2.7% of boys

From Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S.; names given to fewer than 5 babies are left out. Pick a name to see how many babies got it every year since 1880.

1900 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    47.3 years in 1900, compared with 78.7 years in 2018

    How long a baby born that year could expect to live, at that year's death rates.

Prices are in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation. A figure is left out when its chart doesn't cover 1900.

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