Is February 5 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 90% of all 366 dates.
February 5 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where February 5 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, February 5 ranks in position #329, with 10,451 births a year. 328 other dates are more common. 53 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #290 to #343, so the exact position is a close thing.
February 5 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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February 5 in other countries
February 5 is the 38th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #56 in Finland to #344 in Mexico.
Finland
#56 of 366
148 births on an average February 5
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Argentina
#87 of 366
1,608 births on an average February 5
DEIS, 2018–2023New Zealand
#90 of 366
160 births on an average February 5
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Peru
#100 of 366
1,231 births on an average February 5
INEI, 2019–2025Brazil
#129 of 366
8,189 births on an average February 5
DATASUS, 1997–2024Chile
#139 of 366
694 births on an average February 5
DEIS, 1990–2017Guatemala
#145 of 366
956 births on an average February 5
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Belgium
#153 of 366
329 births on an average February 5
Statbel, 1992–2025Hungary
#174 of 366
327 births on an average February 5
KSH, 1970–2020Japan
#177 of 366
2,782 births on an average February 5
e-Stat, 1996–2025Switzerland
#186 of 366
223 births on an average February 5
FSO, 1969–2025Netherlands
#189 of 366
495 births on an average February 5
CBS, 1995–2025Germany
#192 of 366
2,007 births on an average February 5
Destatis, 2014–2025Denmark
#222 of 366
162 births on an average February 5
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Ecuador
#231 of 366
754 births on an average February 5
INEC, 2013–2023France
#232 of 366
2,123 births on an average February 5
INSEE, 1998–2024Slovenia
#257 of 366
51 births on an average February 5
SURS, 2000–2025Latvia
#261 of 366
52 births on an average February 5
CSB, 1996–2025Norway
#265 of 366
149 births on an average February 5
SSB, 2011–2025Costa Rica
#269 of 366
163 births on an average February 5
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Ireland
#276 of 366
164 births on an average February 5
CSO, 1980–2023Philippines
#281 of 366
4,284 births on an average February 5
PSA, 2006–2024England & Wales
#290 of 366
1,753 births on an average February 5
ONS, 1995–2025Malaysia
#335 of 366
1,328 births on an average February 5
DOSM, 2000–2022Portugal
#343 of 366
281 births on an average February 5
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Mexico
#344 of 366
4,634 births on an average February 5
INEGI, 2017–2023
Famous people born on February 5
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Cristiano RonaldoPortuguese footballer · born 1985
NeymarBrazilian footballer · born 1992
Michael SheenWelsh actor and presenter · born 1969
Christopher GuestAmerican and British director and actor · born 1948
Laura LinneyAmerican actress · born 1964
Jennifer Jason LeighAmerican actress · born 1962
Bobby BrownAmerican singer · born 1969
Kevin GatesAmerican rapper · born 1986February against the other eleven
February 5 is the 4th 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 5?
About 10,451 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1971, when 10,868 babies were born and it ranked #20 of 365; at its rarest in 2012, with 6,669 births at #360.
Is February 5 a common birthday?
In the United States, February 5 is the 38th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,451 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. 53 other dates are within 1% of February 5's count, spread from #290 to #343, 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 5 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 Mexico, at #344 of 366, and at its most common in Finland, at #56.
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