( seattle , d . e . ) - more kids were born in the united states last year than even before , contrary to preliminary data , but it ' s not another baby bump just yet . about 4 , 315 , 000 children were born in 2007 , about 15 , 000 more births than the peak time of the baby boom in 1957 , said stephanie wilson , a demographer at the national center for life statistics , whose compiled the data from provisional born certificate registrations at national health programs . " according to our provisional figures , we had the highest ratio of births officially counted in 2007 , " she said .
In 2007 about 4,315,000 children were born in the United States.