Is February 24 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 76% of all 366 dates.
February 24 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 24 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 24 ranks in position #277, with 10,585 births a year. 276 other dates are more common. 86 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #234 to #320, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 24 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 24 in other countries
February 24 is the 90th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 5 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #52 in Peru to #359 in the Philippines.
Peru
#52 of 366
1,259 births on an average February 24
INEI, 2019–2025Hungary
#93 of 366
334 births on an average February 24
KSH, 1970–2020Switzerland
#99 of 366
227 births on an average February 24
FSO, 1969–2025Brazil
#143 of 366
8,144 births on an average February 24
DATASUS, 1997–2024Denmark
#161 of 366
166 births on an average February 24
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Ireland
#161 of 366
168 births on an average February 24
CSO, 1980–2023New Zealand
#170 of 366
157 births on an average February 24
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Argentina
#214 of 366
1,482 births on an average February 24
DEIS, 2018–2023Belgium
#231 of 366
323 births on an average February 24
Statbel, 1992–2025England & Wales
#232 of 366
1,767 births on an average February 24
ONS, 1995–2025Germany
#233 of 366
1,974 births on an average February 24
Destatis, 2014–2025Norway
#234 of 366
152 births on an average February 24
SSB, 2011–2025Finland
#236 of 366
138 births on an average February 24
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Chile
#254 of 366
681 births on an average February 24
DEIS, 1990–2017Latvia
#255 of 366
52 births on an average February 24
CSB, 1996–2025Ecuador
#269 of 366
739 births on an average February 24
INEC, 2013–2023Costa Rica
#273 of 366
163 births on an average February 24
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Slovenia
#285 of 366
50 births on an average February 24
SURS, 2000–2025Malaysia
#297 of 366
1,361 births on an average February 24
DOSM, 2000–2022Netherlands
#306 of 366
483 births on an average February 24
CBS, 1995–2025France
#307 of 366
2,084 births on an average February 24
INSEE, 1998–2024Mexico
#335 of 366
4,669 births on an average February 24
INEGI, 2017–2023Japan
#337 of 366
2,629 births on an average February 24
e-Stat, 1996–2025Portugal
#338 of 366
282 births on an average February 24
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Guatemala
#352 of 366
873 births on an average February 24
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Philippines
#359 of 366
3,991 births on an average February 24
PSA, 2006–2024
Famous people born on February 24
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Steve JobsAmerican businessman and investor · born 1955
Floyd Mayweather Jr.American boxer and boxing promoter · born 1977
AntonyBrazilian footballer · born 2000
Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 · born 1500
Jessica PegulaAmerican tennis player · born 1994
NaniIndian actor and film producer · born 1984
Billy ZaneAmerican actor · born 1966
Denis LawScottish footballer · born 1940February against the other eleven
February 24 is the 14th 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 24?
About 10,585 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,532 babies were born and it ranked #57 of 365; at its rarest in 2019, with 6,484 births at #363.
Is February 24 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 24 is the 90th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,585 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. 86 other dates are within 1% of February 24's count, spread from #234 to #320, 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 24 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 the Philippines, at #359 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #52.
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