Is April 1 a rare birthday? Rare

Rarer than 96% of all 366 dates.

April Fools' Day is one of the rarest US birthdays: births dip on April 1 against the days either side of it.

April 1 #352
Most commonSeptember 9RarestDecember 25
Cartoon birthday scene for April 1: a child behind a cake whose candles spell the date
At a glance

April Fools' Day in numbers

The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.

Born each year≈ 10,016in the United States — about 868,000 of them are alive today
In a full stadium126 peopleof 50,000 were born on April 1
On the day itselfEvery 9 secondsa baby is born on April 1 somewhere in the United States
Star signAriesthe rarest of the 30 Aries birthdays
Half-birthdayOctober 1six months later, to the day
Conceived aroundJuly 9Right around the Fourth of July.
Birth frequency by rank

Where April 1 ranks

From most common birthday to rarest, April 1 ranks in position #352, with 10,016 births a year. 351 other dates are more common.

April 1#352 · 10,016 a year11,9006,546#1#366
56 years of records

April 1 through the years

Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.

Fell on a weekdayOn a weekend
rarestmost
common
1969, Tuesday: rank #172 of 365, 9,960 births1970, Wednesday: rank #233 of 365, 10,002 births1971, Thursday: rank #212 of 365, 9,756 births1972, Saturday: rank #353 of 366, 7,558 births1973, Sunday: rank #330 of 365, 7,495 births1974, Monday: rank #229 of 365, 8,550 births1975, Tuesday: rank #165 of 365, 8,871 births1976, Thursday: rank #255 of 366, 8,336 births1977, Friday: rank #245 of 365, 8,997 births1978, Saturday: rank #311 of 365, 8,081 births1979, Sunday: rank #350 of 365, 8,126 births1980, Tuesday: rank #148 of 366, 10,146 births1981, Wednesday: rank #239 of 365, 9,860 births1982, Thursday: rank #228 of 365, 10,118 births1983, Friday: rank #245 of 365, 9,982 births1984, Sunday: rank #352 of 366, 8,202 births1985, Monday: rank #254 of 365, 9,834 births1986, Tuesday: rank #204 of 365, 10,569 births1987, Wednesday: rank #250 of 365, 10,212 births1988, Friday: rank #251 of 366, 10,298 births1989, Saturday: rank #327 of 365, 8,962 births1990, Sunday: rank #363 of 365, 8,595 births1991, Monday: rank #252 of 365, 10,719 births1992, Wednesday: rank #224 of 366, 11,423 births1993, Thursday: rank #231 of 365, 11,206 births1994, Friday: rank #248 of 365, 10,630 births1995, Saturday: rank #316 of 365, 8,398 births1996, Monday: rank #250 of 366, 10,173 births1997, Tuesday: rank #231 of 365, 10,799 births1998, Wednesday: rank #230 of 365, 10,992 births1999, Thursday: rank #221 of 365, 11,313 births2000, Saturday: rank #316 of 366, 8,238 births2001, Sunday: rank #364 of 365, 7,037 births2002, Monday: rank #253 of 365, 10,090 births2003, Tuesday: rank #229 of 365, 11,754 births2004, Thursday: rank #227 of 366, 11,912 births2005, Friday: rank #246 of 365, 11,573 births2006, Saturday: rank #307 of 365, 8,179 births2007, Sunday: rank #360 of 365, 7,292 births2008, Tuesday: rank #217 of 366, 12,526 births2009, Wednesday: rank #223 of 365, 12,069 births2010, Thursday: rank #216 of 365, 11,862 births2011, Friday: rank #245 of 365, 11,127 births2012, Sunday: rank #350 of 366, 6,868 births2013, Monday: rank #253 of 365, 10,317 births2014, Tuesday: rank #229 of 365, 11,592 births2015, Wednesday: rank #229 of 365, 11,596 births2016, Friday: rank #249 of 366, 11,016 births2017, Saturday: rank #300 of 365, 7,825 births2018, Sunday: rank #364 of 365, 6,310 births2019, Monday: rank #253 of 365, 10,058 births2020, Wednesday: rank #231 of 366, 10,451 births2021, Thursday: rank #224 of 365, 10,445 births2022, Friday: rank #225 of 365, 10,511 births2023, Saturday: rank #307 of 365, 7,243 births2024, Monday: rank #253 of 366, 9,483 births1970198019902000201020202024

On a weekend it slips to #336, from #230 on a working day

Inductions and planned caesareans are booked on working days, so 26.1% fewer babies arrive and the date falls down the ranking. Each bar is the average rank of the years it landed on that day.

#250
Mon
#199
Tue
#232
Wed
#227
Thu
#244
Fri
#317
Sat
#354
Sun
Most common year
1980#148 of 366Tuesday · 10,146 births
Rarest year
2001#364 of 365Sunday · 7,037 births
Weekend years
16 of 5629% of the record2023 was the most recent
Around the world

April 1 in other countries

April 1 is the 15th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 16 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #13 in Ecuador to #361 in England & Wales.

  1. Ecuador

    #13 of 366

    812 births on an average April 1

    INEC, 2013–⁠2023

  2. Argentina

    #133 of 366

    1,565 births on an average April 1

    DEIS, 2018–⁠2023

  3. Guatemala

    #172 of 366

    949 births on an average April 1

    INE Guatemala, 2018–⁠2024

  4. Brazil

    #189 of 366

    7,978 births on an average April 1

    DATASUS, 1997–⁠2024

  5. Peru

    #193 of 366

    1,198 births on an average April 1

    INEI, 2019–⁠2025

  6. Latvia

    #206 of 366

    53 births on an average April 1

    CSB, 1996–⁠2025

  7. Norway

    #230 of 366

    153 births on an average April 1

    SSB, 2011–⁠2025

  8. Finland

    #246 of 366

    138 births on an average April 1

    Statistics Finland, 2010–⁠2025

  9. Chile

    #272 of 366

    679 births on an average April 1

    DEIS, 1990–⁠2017

  10. Switzerland

    #292 of 366

    213 births on an average April 1

    FSO, 1969–⁠2025

  11. Philippines

    #321 of 366

    4,151 births on an average April 1

    PSA, 2006–⁠2024

  12. Mexico

    #322 of 366

    4,703 births on an average April 1

    INEGI, 2017–⁠2023

  13. Malaysia

    #326 of 366

    1,340 births on an average April 1

    DOSM, 2000–⁠2022

  14. Costa Rica

    #337 of 366

    158 births on an average April 1

    INEC Costa Rica, 2014–⁠2024

  15. Ireland

    #340 of 366

    160 births on an average April 1

    CSO, 1980–⁠2023

  16. Denmark

    #344 of 366

    152 births on an average April 1

    Statistics Denmark, 2007–⁠2025

  17. Portugal

    #346 of 366

    280 births on an average April 1

    INE Portugal, 1980–⁠2025

  18. Germany

    #348 of 366

    1,877 births on an average April 1

    Destatis, 2014–⁠2025

  19. Hungary

    #352 of 366

    306 births on an average April 1

    KSH, 1970–⁠2020

  20. Slovenia

    #352 of 366

    47 births on an average April 1

    SURS, 2000–⁠2025

  21. Belgium

    #353 of 366

    297 births on an average April 1

    Statbel, 1992–⁠2025

  22. France

    #353 of 366

    1,998 births on an average April 1

    INSEE, 1998–⁠2024

  23. Japan

    #355 of 366

    2,200 births on an average April 1

    e-Stat, 1996–⁠2025

  24. Netherlands

    #357 of 366

    459 births on an average April 1

    CBS, 1995–⁠2025

  25. New Zealand

    #358 of 366

    147 births on an average April 1

    Stats NZ, 1980–⁠2023

  26. England & Wales

    #361 of 366

    1,686 births on an average April 1

    ONS, 1995–⁠2025
Birthday twins

Famous people born on April Fools' Day

Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.

Logan PaulLogan PaulAmerican influencer and professional wrestler · born 1995Randy OrtonRandy OrtonAmerican professional wrestler · born 1980Debbie ReynoldsDebbie ReynoldsAmerican actress and singer · born 1932Bijou PhillipsBijou PhillipsAmerican actress · born 1980Otto von BismarckOtto von BismarckChancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890 · born 1815Ali MacGrawAli MacGrawAmerican actress · born 1939Rachel MaddowRachel MaddowAmerican television host and commentator · born 1973Taran KillamTaran KillamAmerican actor, comedian, and writer · born 1982
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April against the other eleven

April 1 is the rarest of the 30 days in April. All April birthdays.

April is the 2nd rarest month of the year

An average April day sees 10,557 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.

10,394
Jan
10,637
Feb
10,658
Mar
10,557
Apr
10,702
May
10,990
Jun
11,238
Jul
11,405
Aug
11,448
Sep
10,872
Oct
10,616
Nov
10,633
Dec
March 31
Births a year10,496
Rank#312
April 1
Births a year10,016
Rank#352
April 2
Births a year10,656
Rank#246

April 1 is the rarest of the 15 days around it

#280
25
#298
26
#273
27
#244
28
#254
29
#256
30
#312
31
#352
1
#246
2
#253
3
#177
4
#232
5
#264
6
#291
7
#297
8
The whole year

Every date on one grid

In the United States, September is the busiest month of the year to be born in and January the quietest.

Each square is one date

April 1#352 of 36610,016 births a year

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Questions

Quick answers

Is April Fools' Day a rare birthday?

Yes. April 1 is one of the twenty rarest US birthdays, well below the days around it in late March and early April. It is a smaller dip than Christmas or New Year's Day, but a clear one.

How many babies are born on April 1?

About 10,016 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1980, when 10,146 babies were born and it ranked #148 of 366; at its rarest in 2001, with 7,037 births at #364.

Is April 1 a common birthday?

In the United States, April 1 is the 15th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,016 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.

What is the rarest April birthday?

In the United States, April 1: the 15th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 10,016 births a year. The most common April birthday is April 4, the 177th most common of the year.

How precise is the ranking?

For April 1 the rank is stable. Only 2 dates sit within 1% of its count, so the order does not depend on which years you count. In the crowded middle, dozens of dates can sit within a single percent of each other.

Is April 1 rarer in other countries?

In some. It is rarer in 6 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in England & Wales, at #361 of 366, and at its most common in Ecuador, at #13.

Our data

How this is counted

Every date is ranked by how many babies are born on it in the United States. Live births by day of birth from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, 1989–⁠2024.

Read the full methodology →

Updated October 2026