Is December 23 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 96% of all 366 dates.
December 23 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where December 23 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, December 23 ranks in position #351, with 10,052 births a year. 350 other dates are more common.
December 23 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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December 23 in other countries
December 23 is the 16th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 16 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #61 in Costa Rica to #361 in Guatemala and Portugal.
Costa Rica
#61 of 366
177 births on an average December 23
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Belgium
#136 of 366
330 births on an average December 23
Statbel, 1992–2025New Zealand
#169 of 366
157 births on an average December 23
Stats NZ, 1980–2023England & Wales
#182 of 366
1,785 births on an average December 23
ONS, 1995–2025Philippines
#209 of 366
4,399 births on an average December 23
PSA, 2006–2024Malaysia
#226 of 366
1,385 births on an average December 23
DOSM, 2000–2022Slovenia
#241 of 366
52 births on an average December 23
SURS, 2000–2025Netherlands
#257 of 366
489 births on an average December 23
CBS, 1995–2025Latvia
#259 of 366
52 births on an average December 23
CSB, 1996–2025Hungary
#304 of 366
313 births on an average December 23
KSH, 1970–2020Ecuador
#336 of 366
710 births on an average December 23
INEC, 2013–2023Japan
#353 of 366
2,281 births on an average December 23
e-Stat, 1996–2025Chile
#354 of 366
596 births on an average December 23
DEIS, 1990–2017Finland
#354 of 366
126 births on an average December 23
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Peru
#355 of 366
1,075 births on an average December 23
INEI, 2019–2025Switzerland
#355 of 366
203 births on an average December 23
FSO, 1969–2025Argentina
#356 of 366
1,167 births on an average December 23
DEIS, 2018–2023France
#356 of 366
1,973 births on an average December 23
INSEE, 1998–2024Germany
#356 of 366
1,846 births on an average December 23
Destatis, 2014–2025Brazil
#357 of 366
7,105 births on an average December 23
DATASUS, 1997–2024Mexico
#357 of 366
4,517 births on an average December 23
INEGI, 2017–2023Norway
#357 of 366
125 births on an average December 23
SSB, 2011–2025Denmark
#360 of 366
146 births on an average December 23
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Ireland
#360 of 366
151 births on an average December 23
CSO, 1980–2023Guatemala
#361 of 366
801 births on an average December 23
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Portugal
#361 of 366
260 births on an average December 23
INE Portugal, 1980–2025
Famous people born on December 23
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Finn WolfhardCanadian actor and musician · born 2002
Corey HaimCanadian actor · born 1971
Joseph SmithFounder of the Latter Day Saint movement · born 1805
Eddie VedderAmerican musician · born 1964
Jim HarbaughAmerican football coach · born 1963
AkihitoEmperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 · born 1933
Alexander I of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825 · born 1777
Carla BruniItalian-French musician and model · born 1967December against the other eleven
December 23 is the 4th rarest of the 31 days in December. All December birthdays.
December is the 4th rarest month of the year
An average December day sees 10,633 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on December 23?
About 10,052 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2014, when 12,674 babies were born and it ranked #66 of 365; at its rarest in 1990, with 8,471 births at #364.
Is December 23 a common birthday?
In the United States, December 23 is the 16th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,052 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
What is the rarest December birthday?
In the United States, December 25: the rarest of all 366 dates, with about 6,546 births a year. The most common December birthday is December 28, the 6th most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
For December 23 the rank is stable. Only 3 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 December 23 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 15 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Guatemala and Portugal, at #361 of 366, and at its most common in Costa Rica, at #61.
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