Is February 11 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 81% of all 366 dates.
February 11 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 11 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 11 ranks in position #296, with 10,546 births a year. 295 other dates are more common. 77 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #252 to #329, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 11 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 11 in other countries
February 11 is the 71st rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 6 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #40 in New Zealand to #361 in Japan.
New Zealand
#40 of 366
163 births on an average February 11
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Hungary
#132 of 366
330 births on an average February 11
KSH, 1970–2020Peru
#135 of 366
1,218 births on an average February 11
INEI, 2019–2025Argentina
#140 of 366
1,556 births on an average February 11
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#148 of 366
8,133 births on an average February 11
DATASUS, 1997–2024Denmark
#156 of 366
166 births on an average February 11
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Chile
#161 of 366
691 births on an average February 11
DEIS, 1990–2017Netherlands
#164 of 366
497 births on an average February 11
CBS, 1995–2025Ireland
#203 of 366
167 births on an average February 11
CSO, 1980–2023Belgium
#209 of 366
325 births on an average February 11
Statbel, 1992–2025Switzerland
#210 of 366
222 births on an average February 11
FSO, 1969–2025Costa Rica
#235 of 366
164 births on an average February 11
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Norway
#235 of 366
152 births on an average February 11
SSB, 2011–2025France
#243 of 366
2,117 births on an average February 11
INSEE, 1998–2024Ecuador
#264 of 366
742 births on an average February 11
INEC, 2013–2023Finland
#276 of 366
137 births on an average February 11
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025England & Wales
#277 of 366
1,755 births on an average February 11
ONS, 1995–2025Latvia
#297 of 366
50 births on an average February 11
CSB, 1996–2025Slovenia
#299 of 366
50 births on an average February 11
SURS, 2000–2025Germany
#310 of 366
1,925 births on an average February 11
Destatis, 2014–2025Philippines
#323 of 366
4,148 births on an average February 11
PSA, 2006–2024Mexico
#324 of 366
4,698 births on an average February 11
INEGI, 2017–2023Portugal
#334 of 366
283 births on an average February 11
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Guatemala
#340 of 366
888 births on an average February 11
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Malaysia
#341 of 366
1,321 births on an average February 11
DOSM, 2000–2022Japan
#361 of 366
2,107 births on an average February 11
e-Stat, 1996–2025
Famous people born on February 11
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Jennifer AnistonAmerican actress · born 1969
RoséNew Zealand and South Korean singer · born 1997
D'AngeloAmerican musician · born 1974
Burt ReynoldsAmerican actor · born 1936
Leslie NielsenCanadian-American actor · born 1926
Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor and businessman · born 1847
Damian LewisBritish actor · born 1971
Taylor LautnerAmerican actor · born 1992February against the other eleven
February 11 is the 11th rarest of the 29 days in February. All February birthdays.
February is the 5th rarest month of the year
An average February day sees 10,637 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on February 11?
About 10,546 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,372 babies were born and it ranked #90 of 365; at its rarest in 2024, with 6,579 births at #358.
Is February 11 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 11 is the 71st rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,546 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
What is the rarest February birthday?
In the United States, February 29: the 14th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 9,906 births on each February 29. The most common February birthday is February 14, the 94th most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 77 other dates are within 1% of February 11's count, spread from #252 to #329, 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 February 11 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 9 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Japan, at #361 of 366, and at its most common in New Zealand, at #40.
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