Birth year

Born in 1903? Here's your year in charts

In 1903, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 50.5 years.

Top baby names of 1903

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 14,275 babies, 5.4% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 6,129 babies, 2.3% of girls
  3. 3. Anna 5,098 babies, 1.9% of girls
  4. 4. Margaret 5,045 babies, 1.9% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 4,517 babies, 1.7% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 7,608 babies, 6.4% of boys
  2. 2. William 6,311 babies, 5.3% of boys
  3. 3. James 5,479 babies, 4.6% of boys
  4. 4. George 3,961 babies, 3.3% of boys
  5. 5. Charles 3,213 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.

1903 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    50.5 years in 1903, 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 1903.

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