Mother’s Day BY THE NUMBERS
50,684
85,400,000 mothers in the U.S. (approximately)
age of Broken Arrow resident Anna Martin when she gave birth in 1972 (her 7th)
births reported in Oklahoma in 2011
4,000,000
25.1
average age of a first-time mother in 2008
U.S. women who have given birth in the past 12 months, thus receiving a new reason to celebrate
$1,900,000,000
$671,000,000
122,500,000
$126.90
amount spent annually on Mother’s Day flowers
phone calls made on Mother’s Day (compare with 85 million mamas and know you should get dialing!)
13
consecutive years (19992011) that “Jacob” has been the most popular name for boys born in the U.S.
1908 1914 24 SLICE // MAY 2013
57
amount spent annually on Mother’s Day cards
14.1875
weight in pounds of baby born in McAlester, December 2005
average amount spent by an American on Mother’s Day gifts
38
consecutive years (1961-1998) that “Michael” topped that list
year Anna Jarvis led a service in West Virginia considered the first official Mother’s Day celebration
year Mother’s Day became a national holiday
15
longest consecutive streak in the last 50 years for a girl’s name (“Jennifer,” 1970-1984)
1948
year Anna Jarvis was arrested while protesting the commercialization of Mother’s Day
1911
year the song “I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)” was released
1981
year Faye Dunaway starred in “Mommie Dearest”