Birth year

Born in 1909? Here's your year in charts

In 1909, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 52.1 years.

Top baby names of 1909

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 19,259 babies, 5.5% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 9,250 babies, 2.7% of girls
  3. 3. Margaret 7,358 babies, 2.1% of girls
  4. 4. Ruth 6,509 babies, 1.9% of girls
  5. 5. Dorothy 6,253 babies, 1.8% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 9,590 babies, 5.8% of boys
  2. 2. William 7,913 babies, 4.8% of boys
  3. 3. James 7,595 babies, 4.6% of boys
  4. 4. George 4,688 babies, 2.9% of boys
  5. 5. Robert 4,563 babies, 2.8% 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.

1909 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    52.1 years in 1909, 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 1909.

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