Birth year

Born in 1907? Here's your year in charts

In 1907, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 47.6 years.

Top baby names of 1907

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 17,580 babies, 5.5% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 7,579 babies, 2.4% of girls
  3. 3. Margaret 6,713 babies, 2.1% of girls
  4. 4. Anna 5,575 babies, 1.8% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 5,573 babies, 1.7% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 8,983 babies, 6.1% of boys
  2. 2. William 6,904 babies, 4.7% of boys
  3. 3. James 6,707 babies, 4.6% of boys
  4. 4. George 4,445 babies, 3.0% of boys
  5. 5. Robert 4,020 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.

1907 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    47.6 years in 1907, 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 1907.

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