Is February 27 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 80% of all 366 dates.
February 27 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 27 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 27 ranks in position #292, with 10,550 births a year. 291 other dates are more common. 81 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #248 to #329, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 27 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 27 in other countries
February 27 is the 75th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #79 in Argentina to #361 in the Philippines.
Argentina
#79 of 366
1,622 births on an average February 27
DEIS, 2018–2023Peru
#80 of 366
1,242 births on an average February 27
INEI, 2019–2025Brazil
#90 of 366
8,414 births on an average February 27
DATASUS, 1997–2024Costa Rica
#153 of 366
169 births on an average February 27
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Ireland
#154 of 366
169 births on an average February 27
CSO, 1980–2023New Zealand
#171 of 366
157 births on an average February 27
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Norway
#182 of 366
156 births on an average February 27
SSB, 2011–2025Hungary
#184 of 366
327 births on an average February 27
KSH, 1970–2020Denmark
#196 of 366
164 births on an average February 27
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Latvia
#212 of 366
53 births on an average February 27
CSB, 1996–2025Switzerland
#217 of 366
221 births on an average February 27
FSO, 1969–2025England & Wales
#221 of 366
1,770 births on an average February 27
ONS, 1995–2025Ecuador
#251 of 366
747 births on an average February 27
INEC, 2013–2023Germany
#258 of 366
1,957 births on an average February 27
Destatis, 2014–2025Japan
#276 of 366
2,717 births on an average February 27
e-Stat, 1996–2025Chile
#278 of 366
678 births on an average February 27
DEIS, 1990–2017Portugal
#287 of 366
288 births on an average February 27
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Belgium
#288 of 366
318 births on an average February 27
Statbel, 1992–2025Finland
#288 of 366
136 births on an average February 27
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Malaysia
#296 of 366
1,362 births on an average February 27
DOSM, 2000–2022Slovenia
#303 of 366
50 births on an average February 27
SURS, 2000–2025Netherlands
#311 of 366
482 births on an average February 27
CBS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#314 of 366
906 births on an average February 27
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024France
#337 of 366
2,054 births on an average February 27
INSEE, 1998–2024Mexico
#340 of 366
4,657 births on an average February 27
INEGI, 2017–2023Philippines
#361 of 366
3,976 births on an average February 27
PSA, 2006–2024
Famous people born on February 27
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Elizabeth TaylorBritish and American actress · born 1932
Kate MaraAmerican actress · born 1983
Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 · born 272
Joanne WoodwardAmerican actress · born 1930
Chelsea ClintonAmerican writer · born 1980
Timothy SpallEnglish actor · born 1957
Josh GrobanAmerican singer and actor · born 1981
John SteinbeckAmerican writer and novelist · born 1902February against the other eleven
February 27 is the 13th 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 27?
About 10,550 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1996, when 11,761 babies were born and it ranked #106 of 366; at its rarest in 2022, with 6,420 births at #361.
Is February 27 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 27 is the 75th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,550 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. 81 other dates are within 1% of February 27's count, spread from #248 to #329, 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 27 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 7 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in the Philippines, at #361 of 366, and at its most common in Argentina, at #79.
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