Born in 2004
What the world looked like the year you arrived: prices, names, music and who was in charge.
Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
from Jan 22, 2004. Born earlier? Goat.
Generation
Gen Z
President
George W. Bush
#1 baby names
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What things cost
Sample dataGallon of gas
$1.88
US average, regular
$3.20 in 2025 dollars
First-class stamp
37¢
US Postal Service
$0.63 in 2025 dollars
Minimum wage
$5.15/hr
federal
New home
$226,500
median price, estimated
$385,973 in 2025 dollars
Movie ticket
$6.21
US average, estimated
$10.58 in 2025 dollars
New car
$27,700
average price, estimated
Computer
$1,299
iMac (1998), launch price
$2,565 in 2025 dollars
Video game system
$299
Xbox (2001), launch price
$543 in 2025 dollars
Video game
$50
new game, PS2, Xbox, GameCube era, approximate
US national figures in then-dollars, at mid-year. Some figures are estimates. Computer, game system and TV prices are launch prices of landmark models, and the game price is an approximate range for that era, so none of them is an average.
Pop culture
Sample dataPop culture for 2004 is still being added.
Famous people born in 2004
Sample dataFamous people born in 2004 are still being added.