Is February a rare birth month? Ordinary
Not really. February is the 5th rarest of the twelve in the United States, with about 10,637 births per day.
February in numbers
One of the twenty rarest birthdays of the year is in February, and none of the twenty most common.
February 14 is the most common day, February 29 the rarest
February 14 ยท Valentine's Day#94 of 366 ยท 11,222 births a yearMost common and rarest February birthdays
The five most common February birthdays
Why February ranks #8
February has the fewest births of any month, and that is mostly because it has the fewest days.
- Per day, ordinary. Divide the month's births by its days and February lands #8 of the twelve: below average, nowhere near the floor.
- Valentine's Day. Februaryย 14 is the most common February birthday, #94 of 366. It looks like a holiday and behaves like a weekday.
- Leap Day. Februaryย 29 is rare but not the rarest date: counted on the years it happens it is #353, while Christmas, New Year's Day and the Fourth of July all see fewer births.
February in 27 countries
February is #8 of the twelve in the United States. Across the other 26 countries it runs from #2 in Peru to #12 in Costa Rica. It is the rarest birth month in Costa Rica.
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February against the other eleven
February averages about 10,637 births per day, the 5th rarest of the twelve. By total births it drops to #12, with only 28 or 29 days.
February is #8 of the twelve by births per day
About 10,637 a day in the United States; September, the most common, has 11,448.
Quick answers
Is February a rare birth month?
Not really. In US birth records February is the 5th rarest of the twelve, with about 10,637 births per day. Februaryย 14 is the most common February birthday; Februaryย 29 is the rarest.
How many babies are born in February?
About 300,494 a year in the United States, #12 of the twelve by total births. Per day that is about 10,637, the 5th rarest of the twelve.
What is the most common February birthday?
Februaryย 14, #94 of 366 in the United States, with about 11,222 births a year (+3.5% against an average day). The rarest February date is Februaryย 29, #353.
What is the most common birth month?
September, with about 11,448 US births per day. The rarest month per day is January. February has the fewest births in total because it is the shortest month, not because its days are the rarest.