Is February 19 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 90% of all 366 dates.
February 19 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 19 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 19 ranks in position #331, with 10,414 births a year. 330 other dates are more common. 42 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #305 to #347, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 19 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 19 in other countries
February 19 is the 36th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 8 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #53 in Peru to #358 in Slovenia.
Peru
#53 of 366
1,258 births on an average February 19
INEI, 2019–2025Argentina
#91 of 366
1,607 births on an average February 19
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#104 of 366
8,288 births on an average February 19
DATASUS, 1997–2024Switzerland
#112 of 366
226 births on an average February 19
FSO, 1969–2025New Zealand
#126 of 366
159 births on an average February 19
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Norway
#210 of 366
154 births on an average February 19
SSB, 2011–2025Hungary
#213 of 366
325 births on an average February 19
KSH, 1970–2020Finland
#214 of 366
139 births on an average February 19
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Netherlands
#217 of 366
493 births on an average February 19
CBS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#255 of 366
926 births on an average February 19
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Germany
#257 of 366
1,957 births on an average February 19
Destatis, 2014–2025Latvia
#257 of 366
52 births on an average February 19
CSB, 1996–2025England & Wales
#260 of 366
1,758 births on an average February 19
ONS, 1995–2025Ecuador
#271 of 366
739 births on an average February 19
INEC, 2013–2023Belgium
#277 of 366
319 births on an average February 19
Statbel, 1992–2025Denmark
#313 of 366
156 births on an average February 19
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025France
#313 of 366
2,080 births on an average February 19
INSEE, 1998–2024Costa Rica
#314 of 366
160 births on an average February 19
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Japan
#319 of 366
2,678 births on an average February 19
e-Stat, 1996–2025Chile
#320 of 366
670 births on an average February 19
DEIS, 1990–2017Ireland
#321 of 366
162 births on an average February 19
CSO, 1980–2023Malaysia
#324 of 366
1,342 births on an average February 19
DOSM, 2000–2022Portugal
#337 of 366
282 births on an average February 19
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Philippines
#349 of 366
4,036 births on an average February 19
PSA, 2006–2024Mexico
#350 of 366
4,582 births on an average February 19
INEGI, 2017–2023Slovenia
#358 of 366
46 births on an average February 19
SURS, 2000–2025
Famous people born on February 19
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Millie Bobby BrownBritish actress and film producer · born 2004
Chappell RoanAmerican singer · born 1998
ShivajiChhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680 · born 1630
Nikola JokićSerbian basketball player · born 1995
Benicio del ToroPuerto Rican actor · born 1967
SealEnglish singer · born 1963
Tony IommiBritish rock guitarist · born 1948
Justine BatemanAmerican filmmaker and author · born 1966February against the other eleven
February 19 is the 3rd 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 19?
About 10,414 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,472 babies were born and it ranked #70 of 365; at its rarest in 1989, with 8,709 births at #350.
Is February 19 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 19 is the 36th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,414 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. 42 other dates are within 1% of February 19's count, spread from #305 to #347, 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 19 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 4 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Slovenia, at #358 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #53.
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