Is February 25 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 85% of all 366 dates.
February 25 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 25 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 25 ranks in position #313, with 10,495 births a year. 312 other dates are more common. 60 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #276 to #336, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 25 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 25 in other countries
February 25 is the 54th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 4 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #51 in New Zealand to #358 in the Philippines.
New Zealand
#51 of 366
162 births on an average February 25
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Peru
#72 of 366
1,247 births on an average February 25
INEI, 2019–2025Brazil
#91 of 366
8,396 births on an average February 25
DATASUS, 1997–2024Ireland
#145 of 366
169 births on an average February 25
CSO, 1980–2023Hungary
#167 of 366
328 births on an average February 25
KSH, 1970–2020Switzerland
#176 of 366
224 births on an average February 25
FSO, 1969–2025Argentina
#180 of 366
1,514 births on an average February 25
DEIS, 2018–2023Chile
#180 of 366
689 births on an average February 25
DEIS, 1990–2017Finland
#186 of 366
141 births on an average February 25
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Malaysia
#191 of 366
1,392 births on an average February 25
DOSM, 2000–2022Denmark
#216 of 366
163 births on an average February 25
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Norway
#217 of 366
153 births on an average February 25
SSB, 2011–2025Ecuador
#262 of 366
742 births on an average February 25
INEC, 2013–2023Latvia
#267 of 366
52 births on an average February 25
CSB, 1996–2025England & Wales
#269 of 366
1,757 births on an average February 25
ONS, 1995–2025Netherlands
#273 of 366
488 births on an average February 25
CBS, 1995–2025Slovenia
#277 of 366
51 births on an average February 25
SURS, 2000–2025Portugal
#291 of 366
288 births on an average February 25
INE Portugal, 1980–2025France
#296 of 366
2,090 births on an average February 25
INSEE, 1998–2024Belgium
#302 of 366
317 births on an average February 25
Statbel, 1992–2025Germany
#305 of 366
1,929 births on an average February 25
Destatis, 2014–2025Japan
#314 of 366
2,685 births on an average February 25
e-Stat, 1996–2025Costa Rica
#336 of 366
158 births on an average February 25
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Mexico
#342 of 366
4,647 births on an average February 25
INEGI, 2017–2023Guatemala
#348 of 366
880 births on an average February 25
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Philippines
#358 of 366
3,991 births on an average February 25
PSA, 2006–2024
Famous people born on February 25
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Kash PatelDirector of the FBI since 2025 · born 1980
George HarrisonEnglish musician · born 1943
Sean AstinAmerican actor · born 1971
Rashida JonesAmerican actress · born 1976
Téa LeoniAmerican actress · born 1966
Gianluigi DonnarummaItalian footballer · born 1999
Ric FlairAmerican professional wrestler · born 1949
Bo NixAmerican football player · born 2000February against the other eleven
February 25 is the 8th 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 25?
About 10,495 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1969, when 10,566 babies were born and it ranked #79 of 365; at its rarest in 2018, with 6,835 births at #351.
Is February 25 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 25 is the 54th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,495 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. 60 other dates are within 1% of February 25's count, spread from #276 to #336, 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 25 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 5 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in the Philippines, at #358 of 366, and at its most common in New Zealand, at #51.
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