Is February 16 a rare birthday? Ordinary

Rarer than 61% of all 366 dates.

February 16 #223
Most commonSeptember 9RarestDecember 25
Cartoon birthday scene for February 16: a child behind a cake whose candles spell the date
At a glance

February 16 in numbers

The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.

Born each year≈ 10,710in the United States — about 918,000 of them are alive today
In a full stadium135 peopleof 50,000 were born on February 16
On the day itselfEvery 8 secondsa baby is born on February 16 somewhere in the United States
Star signAquariusmore common than 22 of the 30 Aquarius birthdays
Half-birthdayAugust 16six months later, to the day
Conceived aroundMay 26A spring evening, apparently.
Birth frequency by rank

Where February 16 ranks

From most common birthday to rarest, February 16 ranks in position #223, with 10,710 births a year. 222 other dates are more common. 94 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #178 to #272, so the exact position is a close thing.

February 16#223 · 10,710 a year11,9006,546#1#366
56 years of records

February 16 through the years

Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.

Fell on a weekdayOn a weekend
rarestmost
common
1969, Sunday: rank #345 of 365, 8,534 births1970, Monday: rank #180 of 365, 10,260 births1971, Tuesday: rank #59 of 365, 10,514 births1972, Wednesday: rank #67 of 366, 9,574 births1973, Friday: rank #132 of 365, 8,941 births1974, Saturday: rank #286 of 365, 7,939 births1975, Sunday: rank #325 of 365, 7,545 births1976, Monday: rank #218 of 366, 8,576 births1977, Wednesday: rank #160 of 365, 9,419 births1978, Thursday: rank #212 of 365, 9,115 births1979, Friday: rank #145 of 365, 9,823 births1980, Saturday: rank #291 of 366, 8,918 births1981, Monday: rank #242 of 365, 9,796 births1982, Tuesday: rank #91 of 365, 10,737 births1983, Wednesday: rank #123 of 365, 10,519 births1984, Thursday: rank #177 of 366, 10,253 births1985, Saturday: rank #302 of 365, 8,883 births1986, Sunday: rank #335 of 365, 8,413 births1987, Monday: rank #248 of 365, 10,263 births1988, Tuesday: rank #146 of 366, 11,259 births1989, Thursday: rank #180 of 365, 11,491 births1990, Friday: rank #197 of 365, 11,823 births1991, Saturday: rank #302 of 365, 9,386 births1992, Sunday: rank #337 of 366, 8,769 births1993, Tuesday: rank #126 of 365, 11,878 births1994, Wednesday: rank #89 of 365, 12,009 births1995, Thursday: rank #127 of 365, 11,657 births1996, Friday: rank #120 of 366, 11,666 births1997, Sunday: rank #344 of 365, 7,670 births1998, Monday: rank #250 of 365, 10,471 births1999, Tuesday: rank #120 of 365, 11,987 births2000, Wednesday: rank #139 of 366, 12,256 births2001, Friday: rank #172 of 365, 12,119 births2002, Saturday: rank #280 of 365, 8,563 births2003, Sunday: rank #336 of 365, 7,568 births2004, Monday: rank #251 of 366, 11,111 births2005, Wednesday: rank #136 of 365, 12,802 births2006, Thursday: rank #138 of 365, 13,056 births2007, Friday: rank #140 of 365, 13,316 births2008, Saturday: rank #278 of 366, 8,696 births2009, Monday: rank #247 of 365, 11,601 births2010, Tuesday: rank #176 of 365, 12,190 births2011, Wednesday: rank #136 of 365, 12,200 births2012, Thursday: rank #118 of 366, 12,224 births2013, Saturday: rank #293 of 365, 7,840 births2014, Sunday: rank #345 of 365, 7,235 births2015, Monday: rank #250 of 365, 11,038 births2016, Tuesday: rank #121 of 366, 12,086 births2017, Thursday: rank #103 of 365, 11,937 births2018, Friday: rank #164 of 365, 11,438 births2019, Saturday: rank #285 of 365, 7,922 births2020, Sunday: rank #353 of 366, 6,367 births2021, Tuesday: rank #248 of 365, 10,069 births2022, Wednesday: rank #131 of 365, 11,147 births2023, Thursday: rank #128 of 365, 11,003 births2024, Friday: rank #133 of 366, 10,968 births1970198019902000201020202024

On a weekend it slips to #315, from #159 on a working day

Inductions and planned caesareans are booked on working days, so 26.8% fewer babies arrive and the date falls down the ranking. Each bar is the average rank of the years it landed on that day.

#236
Mon
#136
Tue
#123
Wed
#148
Thu
#150
Fri
#290
Sat
#340
Sun
Most common year
1971#59 of 365Tuesday · 10,514 births
Rarest year
2020#353 of 366Sunday · 6,367 births
Weekend years
16 of 5629% of the record2020 was the most recent
Around the world

February 16 in other countries

February 16 is the 144th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #93 in Peru to #350 in Costa Rica.

  1. Peru

    #93 of 366

    1,236 births on an average February 16

    INEI, 2019–⁠2025

  2. Brazil

    #118 of 366

    8,232 births on an average February 16

    DATASUS, 1997–⁠2024

  3. Argentina

    #138 of 366

    1,558 births on an average February 16

    DEIS, 2018–⁠2023

  4. Denmark

    #152 of 366

    167 births on an average February 16

    Statistics Denmark, 2007–⁠2025

  5. Switzerland

    #165 of 366

    224 births on an average February 16

    FSO, 1969–⁠2025

  6. Guatemala

    #168 of 366

    950 births on an average February 16

    INE Guatemala, 2018–⁠2024

  7. New Zealand

    #172 of 366

    157 births on an average February 16

    Stats NZ, 1980–⁠2023

  8. Finland

    #196 of 366

    140 births on an average February 16

    Statistics Finland, 2010–⁠2025

  9. Hungary

    #196 of 366

    326 births on an average February 16

    KSH, 1970–⁠2020

  10. Chile

    #201 of 366

    687 births on an average February 16

    DEIS, 1990–⁠2017

  11. Norway

    #205 of 366

    154 births on an average February 16

    SSB, 2011–⁠2025

  12. Netherlands

    #227 of 366

    492 births on an average February 16

    CBS, 1995–⁠2025

  13. Belgium

    #240 of 366

    322 births on an average February 16

    Statbel, 1992–⁠2025

  14. Mexico

    #243 of 366

    4,891 births on an average February 16

    INEGI, 2017–⁠2023

  15. Latvia

    #244 of 366

    52 births on an average February 16

    CSB, 1996–⁠2025

  16. Slovenia

    #244 of 366

    52 births on an average February 16

    SURS, 2000–⁠2025

  17. France

    #248 of 366

    2,116 births on an average February 16

    INSEE, 1998–⁠2024

  18. England & Wales

    #252 of 366

    1,760 births on an average February 16

    ONS, 1995–⁠2025

  19. Ireland

    #264 of 366

    165 births on an average February 16

    CSO, 1980–⁠2023

  20. Japan

    #285 of 366

    2,712 births on an average February 16

    e-Stat, 1996–⁠2025

  21. Portugal

    #307 of 366

    286 births on an average February 16

    INE Portugal, 1980–⁠2025

  22. Malaysia

    #308 of 366

    1,355 births on an average February 16

    DOSM, 2000–⁠2022

  23. Germany

    #309 of 366

    1,925 births on an average February 16

    Destatis, 2014–⁠2025

  24. Philippines

    #327 of 366

    4,107 births on an average February 16

    PSA, 2006–⁠2024

  25. Ecuador

    #344 of 366

    704 births on an average February 16

    INEC, 2013–⁠2023

  26. Costa Rica

    #350 of 366

    156 births on an average February 16

    INEC Costa Rica, 2014–⁠2024
Birthday twins

Famous people born on February 16

Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.

The WeekndThe WeekndCanadian singer and songwriter · born 1990Elizabeth OlsenElizabeth OlsenAmerican actress · born 1989Kim Soo-hyunKim Soo-hyunSouth Korean actor · born 1988Mahershala AliMahershala AliAmerican actor · born 1974Ice-TIce-TAmerican rapper and actor · born 1958John McEnroeJohn McEnroeAmerican former tennis player · born 1959Sonny BonoSonny BonoAmerican singer, record producer, comedian, actor, and politician · born 1935Jon OssoffJon OssoffAmerican politician · born 1987
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February against the other eleven

February 16 is the 8th most common 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.

10,394
Jan
10,637
Feb
10,658
Mar
10,557
Apr
10,702
May
10,990
Jun
11,238
Jul
11,405
Aug
11,448
Sep
10,872
Oct
10,616
Nov
10,633
Dec
February 15
Births a year10,919
Rank#145
February 16
Births a year10,710
Rank#223
February 17
Births a year10,516
Rank#306

February 16 is the 4th most common of the 15 days around it

#228
9
#247
10
#296
11
#240
12
#342
13
#94
14
#145
15
#223
16
#306
17
#322
18
#331
19
#258
20
#251
21
#135
22
#227
23
The whole year

Every date on one grid

In the United States, September is the busiest month of the year to be born in and January the quietest.

Each square is one date

February 16#223 of 36610,710 births a year

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Quick answers

How many babies are born on February 16?

About 10,710 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,514 babies were born and it ranked #59 of 365; at its rarest in 2020, with 6,367 births at #353.

Is February 16 a common birthday?

In the United States, February 16 is the 144th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,710 births a year. That makes it an ordinary birthday: neither rare nor especially common.

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. 94 other dates are within 1% of February 16's count, spread from #178 to #272, 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 16 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 Costa Rica, at #350 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #93.

Our data

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.

Read the full methodology →

Updated October 2026