Is December 7 a rare birthday? Ordinary
Rarer than 64% of all 366 dates.
December 7 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where December 7 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, December 7 ranks in position #234, with 10,688 births a year. 233 other dates are more common. 90 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #188 to #278, so the exact position is a close thing.
December 7 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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December 7 in other countries
December 7 is the 133rd rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 15 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #93 in Chile to #359 in Finland and Norway.
Chile
#93 of 366
703 births on an average December 7
DEIS, 1990–2017Mexico
#95 of 366
5,238 births on an average December 7
INEGI, 2017–2023Philippines
#125 of 366
4,618 births on an average December 7
PSA, 2006–2024Costa Rica
#150 of 366
170 births on an average December 7
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024France
#184 of 366
2,147 births on an average December 7
INSEE, 1998–2024Argentina
#260 of 366
1,433 births on an average December 7
DEIS, 2018–2023Portugal
#261 of 366
291 births on an average December 7
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Malaysia
#272 of 366
1,373 births on an average December 7
DOSM, 2000–2022New Zealand
#291 of 366
154 births on an average December 7
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Latvia
#304 of 366
50 births on an average December 7
CSB, 1996–2025Hungary
#307 of 366
312 births on an average December 7
KSH, 1970–2020Japan
#317 of 366
2,680 births on an average December 7
e-Stat, 1996–2025Ireland
#320 of 366
162 births on an average December 7
CSO, 1980–2023Denmark
#332 of 366
154 births on an average December 7
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Peru
#335 of 366
1,117 births on an average December 7
INEI, 2019–2025Slovenia
#339 of 366
49 births on an average December 7
SURS, 2000–2025Ecuador
#340 of 366
707 births on an average December 7
INEC, 2013–2023Belgium
#346 of 366
304 births on an average December 7
Statbel, 1992–2025Brazil
#346 of 366
7,329 births on an average December 7
DATASUS, 1997–2024Netherlands
#346 of 366
473 births on an average December 7
CBS, 1995–2025Switzerland
#347 of 366
205 births on an average December 7
FSO, 1969–2025Germany
#351 of 366
1,873 births on an average December 7
Destatis, 2014–2025England & Wales
#355 of 366
1,720 births on an average December 7
ONS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#357 of 366
841 births on an average December 7
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Finland
#359 of 366
124 births on an average December 7
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Norway
#359 of 366
124 births on an average December 7
SSB, 2011–2025
Famous people born on December 7
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Aaron CarterAmerican singer · born 1987
Chris WoodNew Zealand footballer · born 1991
C. Thomas HowellAmerican actor · born 1966
Eli WallachAmerican actor · born 1915
Jon MoxleyAmerican professional wrestler · born 1985
Dan BilzerianAmerican influencer · born 1980
Susan CollinsAmerican politician · born 1952
John TerryEnglish footballer · born 1980December against the other eleven
December 7 is the 11th 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 7?
About 10,688 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1976, when 9,637 babies were born and it ranked #38 of 366; at its rarest in 1986, with 8,087 births at #362.
Is December 7 a common birthday?
In the United States, December 7 is the 133rd rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,688 births a year. That makes it an ordinary birthday: neither rare nor especially common.
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?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 90 other dates are within 1% of December 7's count, spread from #188 to #278, 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 December 7 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 21 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Finland and Norway, at #359 of 366, and at its most common in Chile, at #93.
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