Birth year
Born in 2019? Here's your year in charts
In 2019, the top baby names were Olivia and Liam, a dozen eggs cost $1.40, a gallon of gas cost $2.60, unemployment averaged 3.7%, and the world had 7.78 billion people.
Top baby names of 2019
Girls
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.
2019 then vs. now
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A dozen eggs
See the chart$1.40 in 2019, compared with $2.27 in September 2026
Average price of grade A large eggs in U.S. cities.
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A gallon of regular gas
See the chart$2.60 in 2019, compared with $4.36 in September 2026
Average U.S. retail price.
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Unemployment rate
See the chart3.7% in 2019, compared with 4.2% in September 2026
Share of the labor force out of work, the year's average.
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People in the world
See the chart7.78 billion in 2019, compared with 8.22 billion in 2025
World population at mid-year.
Prices are in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation. A figure is left out when its chart doesn't cover 2019.
$100 in 2019 buys about as much as $131.79 in September 2026. Try the inflation calculator
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Sources and dates
- Baby names: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of December 31, 2025
- A dozen eggs: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data (eggs, grade A, large) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026
- A gallon of regular gas: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026
- Unemployment rate: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026
- People in the world: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (CC BY 4.0 (credit the World Bank)), data as of December 31, 2025