Birth year

Born in 1912? Here's your year in charts

In 1912, the top baby names were Mary and John and a newborn could expect to live 53.5 years.

Top baby names of 1912

Girls

  1. 1. Mary 32,304 babies, 5.8% of girls
  2. 2. Helen 16,133 babies, 2.9% of girls
  3. 3. Dorothy 12,645 babies, 2.3% of girls
  4. 4. Margaret 12,536 babies, 2.2% of girls
  5. 5. Ruth 11,280 babies, 2.0% of girls

Boys

  1. 1. John 24,588 babies, 5.7% of boys
  2. 2. William 19,626 babies, 4.6% of boys
  3. 3. James 17,644 babies, 4.1% of boys
  4. 4. Robert 12,836 babies, 3.0% of boys
  5. 5. Joseph 12,062 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.

1912 then vs. now

  • Life expectancy at birth

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    53.5 years in 1912, 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 1912.

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