Birth year

Born in 1905? Here's your year in charts

In 1905, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 48.7 years.

Top baby names of 1905

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 16,067 babies, 5.5% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 6,811 babies, 2.3% of girls
  3. 3. Margaret 5,690 babies, 2.0% of girls
  4. 4. Anna 5,424 babies, 1.9% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 5,068 babies, 1.7% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 8,059 babies, 6.1% of boys
  2. 2. William 6,495 babies, 4.9% of boys
  3. 3. James 6,042 babies, 4.6% of boys
  4. 4. George 4,256 babies, 3.2% of boys
  5. 5. Charles 3,608 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.

1905 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    48.7 years in 1905, 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 1905.

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