( dc , d . c . ) - more babies were born in the united states last year than years before , according to preliminary results , but it ' s not another big boom just right . about 4 , 315 , 000 children were births in 2007 , about 15 , 000 more births than the peak time of the baby boom in 1957 , said michelle ventura , a demographer at the national institute for labor rankings , which utilized the data from provisional birth certificate registering at state health programs . " according to our temporary data , we had the highest number of births ever reported in 2007 , " she says .
In 2007 about 4,315,000 children were born in the United States.