( washington , d . w . ) - more babies were born in the usa states last night than existed before , according to preliminary data , but it ' s not another baby boom just yet . about 4 , 315 , 000 children were raised in 2007 , about 15 , 000 more births than the peak speed of the baby boost in 1957 , said beth ventura , a demographer at the national center for health statistics , which compiling the results from provisional birth certificate registrations at county health departments . " pursuant to our provisional data , we had the highest number of deaths recently reported in 2007 , " she said .
In 2007 about 4,315,000 children were born in the United States.