Born that year
2006 figure4.3 million babies
4,265,555 born in the U.S. (CDC/NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
Registered live births, all races (NVSR 59-1 Table 1), excludes births to nonresidents.
CDC/NCHS, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Born in 2006
America in 2006
In 2006, about 298 million people lived in the United States, 4.3 million babies were born (CDC/NCHS), and George W. Bush was president.
A dollar from 2006 buys what $1.67 buys today, by consumer prices.
The Born Story shows the world on the day you were born — enter a birthday to see the weather, prices, and headlines of that day.
How many babies were born in 2006?
How many people lived in the U.S. in 2006?
Americans that year
2006 figure298 million Americans
as of July 1, 2006 (U.S. Census Bureau)
US Census Bureau
US Census Bureau, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How much did things cost in 2006?
A dollar then
2006 average$1.67 today
By consumer prices, 2006 average vs. Sept. 2026 (BLS CPI-U).
| Gallon of gas (regular unleaded)2006 average | $2.59 |
| First-class stampall of 2006 | 37¢ |
| First-class stampfrom January 8, 2006 | 39¢ |
BLS · EIA Monthly Energy Review T9.4 · USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Prices in the table are as charged then, not adjusted for inflation.
BLS, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
EIA Monthly Energy Review T9.4, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How long were people expected to live in 2006?
Life expectancy at birth
2006 figure77.8 years
U.S. life expectancy at birth, 2006 (NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
All races, both sexes. A snapshot of that year’s death rates, not a forecast for any one person.
CDC/NCHS, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Who was president in 2006?
In the White House
2006George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States
US House Office of the Historian
US House Office of the Historian, 2006 · Source (opens in a new tab)
A birthday poster from 2006
Someone born in 2006 gets a poster of their own day: the weather where they were born, the Moon that night, and what the world looked like, with every fact sourced.
Make one for a 2006 birthdaySee the day you were born in 2006
The weather that day, the Moon that night, and your hometown, each with its source.