Is April 23 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 84% of all 366 dates.
April 23 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where April 23 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, April 23 ranks in position #308, with 10,507 births a year. 307 other dates are more common. 60 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #271 to #331, so the exact position is a close thing.
April 23 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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April 23 in other countries
April 23 is the 59th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 2 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #25 in Peru to #346 in Mexico.
Peru
#25 of 366
1,280 births on an average April 23
INEI, 2019–2025Brazil
#45 of 366
8,564 births on an average April 23
DATASUS, 1997–2024Argentina
#59 of 366
1,655 births on an average April 23
DEIS, 2018–2023Ireland
#102 of 366
171 births on an average April 23
CSO, 1980–2023Switzerland
#121 of 366
226 births on an average April 23
FSO, 1969–2025Japan
#128 of 366
2,822 births on an average April 23
e-Stat, 1996–2025Latvia
#132 of 366
55 births on an average April 23
CSB, 1996–2025Norway
#134 of 366
160 births on an average April 23
SSB, 2011–2025Belgium
#150 of 366
329 births on an average April 23
Statbel, 1992–2025Denmark
#164 of 366
166 births on an average April 23
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Netherlands
#178 of 366
496 births on an average April 23
CBS, 1995–2025New Zealand
#198 of 366
157 births on an average April 23
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Guatemala
#199 of 366
942 births on an average April 23
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Slovenia
#209 of 366
52 births on an average April 23
SURS, 2000–2025Portugal
#219 of 366
295 births on an average April 23
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Hungary
#225 of 366
324 births on an average April 23
KSH, 1970–2020Finland
#234 of 366
138 births on an average April 23
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Ecuador
#236 of 366
752 births on an average April 23
INEC, 2013–2023England & Wales
#237 of 366
1,765 births on an average April 23
ONS, 1995–2025Germany
#247 of 366
1,963 births on an average April 23
Destatis, 2014–2025Malaysia
#247 of 366
1,379 births on an average April 23
DOSM, 2000–2022Chile
#261 of 366
680 births on an average April 23
DEIS, 1990–2017Philippines
#266 of 366
4,307 births on an average April 23
PSA, 2006–2024France
#286 of 366
2,096 births on an average April 23
INSEE, 1998–2024Costa Rica
#341 of 366
157 births on an average April 23
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Mexico
#346 of 366
4,603 births on an average April 23
INEGI, 2017–2023
Famous people born on April 23
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
John CenaAmerican actor and professional wrestler · born 1977
William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet · born 1564
Gigi HadidAmerican model · born 1995
Lee MajorsAmerican actor · born 1939
LaufeyIcelandic singer · born 1999
Shirley TempleAmerican actress and diplomat · born 1928
Roy OrbisonAmerican singer-songwriter · born 1936
James BuchananPresident of the United States 1857–1861 · born 1791April against the other eleven
April 23 is the 8th 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.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on April 23?
About 10,507 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1996, when 11,979 babies were born and it ranked #76 of 366; at its rarest in 2000, with 7,375 births at #364.
Is April 23 a common birthday?
In the United States, April 23 is the 59th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,507 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?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 60 other dates are within 1% of April 23's count, spread from #271 to #331, so the position inside that group would shift with a different set of years. That band is the accurate answer; the rank is the simple one. At the ends — Christmas Day, New Year's Day — nothing is close.
Is April 23 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 2 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Mexico, at #346 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #25.
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.
Updated October 2026