Is February 26 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 88% of all 366 dates.
February 26 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 26 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 26 ranks in position #321, with 10,477 births a year. 320 other dates are more common. 63 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #279 to #342, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 26 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 26 in other countries
February 26 is the 46th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #42 in Peru to #360 in the Philippines.
Peru
#42 of 366
1,263 births on an average February 26
INEI, 2019–2025Argentina
#66 of 366
1,636 births on an average February 26
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#82 of 366
8,435 births on an average February 26
DATASUS, 1997–2024New Zealand
#110 of 366
159 births on an average February 26
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Switzerland
#146 of 366
225 births on an average February 26
FSO, 1969–2025Chile
#150 of 366
692 births on an average February 26
DEIS, 1990–2017Hungary
#152 of 366
329 births on an average February 26
KSH, 1970–2020Costa Rica
#172 of 366
168 births on an average February 26
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Ireland
#177 of 366
168 births on an average February 26
CSO, 1980–2023Norway
#199 of 366
155 births on an average February 26
SSB, 2011–2025Germany
#214 of 366
1,990 births on an average February 26
Destatis, 2014–2025Denmark
#244 of 366
161 births on an average February 26
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Malaysia
#244 of 366
1,380 births on an average February 26
DOSM, 2000–2022Latvia
#247 of 366
52 births on an average February 26
CSB, 1996–2025Netherlands
#248 of 366
489 births on an average February 26
CBS, 1995–2025Ecuador
#255 of 366
746 births on an average February 26
INEC, 2013–2023Belgium
#265 of 366
320 births on an average February 26
Statbel, 1992–2025England & Wales
#292 of 366
1,752 births on an average February 26
ONS, 1995–2025Japan
#292 of 366
2,708 births on an average February 26
e-Stat, 1996–2025Guatemala
#308 of 366
909 births on an average February 26
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Finland
#312 of 366
134 births on an average February 26
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Slovenia
#312 of 366
50 births on an average February 26
SURS, 2000–2025Portugal
#316 of 366
285 births on an average February 26
INE Portugal, 1980–2025France
#323 of 366
2,072 births on an average February 26
INSEE, 1998–2024Mexico
#353 of 366
4,531 births on an average February 26
INEGI, 2017–2023Philippines
#360 of 366
3,987 births on an average February 26
PSA, 2006–2024
Famous people born on February 26
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Max MartinSwedish record producer and songwriter · born 1971
Victor HugoFrench writer and politician · born 1802
Jamal MusialaGerman footballer · born 2003
Ole Gunnar SolskjærNorwegian footballer and manager · born 1973
Tim KaineAmerican lawyer and politician · born 1958
Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · born 1928
Buffalo BillAmerican soldier and showman · born 1846
Christopher MarloweEnglish playwright and poet · born 1564February against the other eleven
February 26 is the 7th 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 26?
About 10,477 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,738 babies were born and it ranked #36 of 365; at its rarest in 2012, with 6,641 births at #362.
Is February 26 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 26 is the 46th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,477 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. 63 other dates are within 1% of February 26's count, spread from #279 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 26 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 3 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in the Philippines, at #360 of 366, and at its most common in Peru, at #42.
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