Is February 18 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 88% of all 366 dates.
February 18 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 18 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 18 ranks in position #322, with 10,474 births a year. 321 other dates are more common. 62 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #280 to #342, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 18 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 18 in other countries
February 18 is the 45th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #14 in Peru to #333 in Costa Rica.
Peru
#14 of 366
1,290 births on an average February 18
INEI, 2019–2025Argentina
#68 of 366
1,635 births on an average February 18
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#73 of 366
8,465 births on an average February 18
DATASUS, 1997–2024New Zealand
#82 of 366
160 births on an average February 18
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Finland
#184 of 366
141 births on an average February 18
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Malaysia
#187 of 366
1,393 births on an average February 18
DOSM, 2000–2022Hungary
#192 of 366
326 births on an average February 18
KSH, 1970–2020Denmark
#199 of 366
164 births on an average February 18
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Ireland
#208 of 366
167 births on an average February 18
CSO, 1980–2023Norway
#213 of 366
154 births on an average February 18
SSB, 2011–2025Ecuador
#224 of 366
756 births on an average February 18
INEC, 2013–2023Belgium
#230 of 366
323 births on an average February 18
Statbel, 1992–2025Switzerland
#235 of 366
220 births on an average February 18
FSO, 1969–2025Chile
#239 of 366
683 births on an average February 18
DEIS, 1990–2017Latvia
#271 of 366
51 births on an average February 18
CSB, 1996–2025France
#272 of 366
2,100 births on an average February 18
INSEE, 1998–2024Portugal
#272 of 366
290 births on an average February 18
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Germany
#274 of 366
1,949 births on an average February 18
Destatis, 2014–2025England & Wales
#298 of 366
1,750 births on an average February 18
ONS, 1995–2025Japan
#298 of 366
2,703 births on an average February 18
e-Stat, 1996–2025Mexico
#303 of 366
4,749 births on an average February 18
INEGI, 2017–2023Philippines
#311 of 366
4,190 births on an average February 18
PSA, 2006–2024Netherlands
#314 of 366
482 births on an average February 18
CBS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#319 of 366
905 births on an average February 18
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Slovenia
#320 of 366
49 births on an average February 18
SURS, 2000–2025Costa Rica
#333 of 366
158 births on an average February 18
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024
Famous people born on February 18
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
John TravoltaAmerican actor · born 1954
Yoko OnoJapanese artist and activist · born 1933
Dr. DreAmerican rapper · born 1965
Jillian MichaelsAmerican personal trainer · born 1974
Vanna WhiteAmerican game show personality · born 1957
Matt DillonAmerican actor · born 1964
Molly RingwaldAmerican actress and writer · born 1968
Mary IQueen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 · born 1516February against the other eleven
February 18 is the 6th 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 18?
About 10,474 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1972, when 9,652 babies were born and it ranked #54 of 366; at its rarest in 2001, with 7,422 births at #350.
Is February 18 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 18 is the 45th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,474 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. 62 other dates are within 1% of February 18's count, spread from #280 to #342, 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 18 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 1 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Costa Rica, at #333 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #14.
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