Birth year

Born in 1901? Here's your year in charts

In 1901, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 49.1 years.

Top baby names of 1901

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 13,136 babies, 5.5% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 5,247 babies, 2.2% of girls
  3. 3. Anna 4,923 babies, 2.1% of girls
  4. 4. Margaret 4,424 babies, 1.8% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 3,974 babies, 1.7% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 6,900 babies, 6.5% of boys
  2. 2. William 5,990 babies, 5.6% of boys
  3. 3. James 4,735 babies, 4.4% of boys
  4. 4. George 3,609 babies, 3.4% of boys
  5. 5. Charles 3,049 babies, 2.9% 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.

1901 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    49.1 years in 1901, 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 1901.

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