Birth year

Born in 1911? Here's your year in charts

In 1911, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 52.6 years.

Top baby names of 1911

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 24,390 babies, 5.8% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 11,801 babies, 2.8% of girls
  3. 3. Margaret 9,279 babies, 2.2% of girls
  4. 4. Dorothy 8,869 babies, 2.1% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 8,003 babies, 1.9% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 13,446 babies, 6.0% of boys
  2. 2. William 10,593 babies, 4.7% of boys
  3. 3. James 9,952 babies, 4.4% of boys
  4. 4. George 6,586 babies, 2.9% of boys
  5. 5. Robert 6,526 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.

1911 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    52.6 years in 1911, 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 1911.

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