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US births per year, 1940 to 2025

U.S. births peaked at 4.32 million in 2007 and were 3.61 million in 2025, a final count just below 2024's 3.63 million.

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  • US births: 2.56M in 1940, 3.61M in 2025. It peaked at 4.32M in 2007.

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The all-time high for U.S. births is 4.32 million in 2007, with only 1957 (4.30 million) close. Births rose from 2.56 million in 1940 to 4.30 million in 1957 during the baby boom, then slid to 3.14 million in 1973, with a similar 3.14 million in 1975. After the 2007 peak they fell again, to 3.61 million in 2025. That is under 1% below 2024's 3,628,934. The 2023 count of 3,596,017 was the lowest since 1979.

The chart shows registered live births in the United States from NCHS and the CDC. Before 1951 the totals are estimates adjusted for under-registration and rounded, and the 1950s are rounded too. The 2025 figure of 3,612,012 is the final count from an October 2026 NCHS report; the earlier provisional count was 3,606,400. Some single years stand out: 1946 jumped to 3.41 million from 2.86 million, and 2020 had 3,613,647 births against 3,747,540 in 2019.

The data

Source: CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System: 1940-2018 from NCHS 'Births and General Fertility Rates: United States' (data.cdc.gov e6fc-ccez); 2019-2021 NVSR 'Births: Final Data for 2021'; 2022-2025 NCHS final counts quoted in VSRR/Data Brief reports. Converted to millions.. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Counts are registered live births occurring in the US. Before 1951 totals are NCHS estimates adjusted for under-registration and rounded to the nearest thousand; 1950s totals are likewise rounded. 2025 is the final count from NCHS Data Brief 571 (Oct 21 2026); the April 2026 provisional report had 3,606,400.

US births per year, Registered live births, millions, 1940-2025, 1940–2025
DateUS births
19402.56M
19412.70M
19422.99M
19433.10M
19442.94M
19452.86M
19463.41M
19473.82M
19483.64M
19493.65M
19503.63M
19513.82M
19523.91M
19533.96M
19544.07M
19554.10M
19564.21M
19574.30M
19584.25M
19594.24M
19604.26M
19614.27M
19624.17M
19634.10M
19644.03M
19653.76M
19663.61M
19673.52M
19683.50M
19693.60M
19703.73M
19713.56M
19723.26M
19733.14M
19743.16M
19753.14M
19763.17M
19773.33M
19783.33M
19793.49M
19803.61M
19813.63M
19823.68M
19833.64M
19843.67M
19853.76M
19863.76M
19873.81M
19883.91M
19894.04M
19904.16M
19914.11M
19924.07M
19934.00M
19943.95M
19953.90M
19963.89M
19973.88M
19983.94M
19993.96M
20004.06M
20014.03M
20024.02M
20034.09M
20044.11M
20054.14M
20064.27M
20074.32M
20084.25M
20094.13M
20104.00M
20113.95M
20123.95M
20133.93M
20143.99M
20153.98M
20163.95M
20173.86M
20183.79M
20193.75M
20203.61M
20213.66M
20223.67M
20233.60M
20243.63M
20253.61M

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Frequently asked questions

How many babies are born in the U.S. each year?

There were 3,612,012 births in 2025, according to NCHS final data. That is slightly below 2024's 3,628,934 and well below the 2007 peak of 4.32 million.

What year had the most births in the United States?

2007, with 4.32 million registered live births. The next highest is 1957, during the baby boom, at 4.30 million.

When were U.S. births at their lowest?

In this data the lowest recent counts are in the 1970s, at 3.14 million in 1973, and in 2023, with 3,596,017, the lowest since 1979. The 1940 figure of 2.56 million is lower still but is an early estimate.

Where does this data come from?

CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System: 1940-2018 from NCHS 'Births and General Fertility Rates: United States' (data.cdc.gov e6fc-ccez); 2019-2021 NVSR 'Births: Final Data for 2021'; 2022-2025 NCHS final counts quoted in VSRR/Data Brief reports. Converted to millions.. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Counts are registered live births occurring in the US. Before 1951 totals are NCHS estimates adjusted for under-registration and rounded to the nearest thousand; 1950s totals are likewise rounded. 2025 is the final count from NCHS Data Brief 571 (Oct 21 2026); the April 2026 provisional report had 3,606,400. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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