Is January a rare birth month? Rarest
Yes. January is the rarest of the twelve in the United States, with about 10,394 births per day.
January in numbers
Three of the twenty rarest birthdays of the year are in January, and none of the twenty most common.
January 4 is the most common day, January 1 the rarest
January 4#179 of 366 ยท 10,814 births a yearMost common and rarest January birthdays
The five most common January birthdays
Why January ranks #12
January is the rarest month because it opens with the holiday shutdown and never fully recovers.
- New Year's Day. Januaryย 1 is the second-rarest birthday of the year, #365 of 366, and Januaryย 2 is #362: scheduled deliveries wait for the first working days.
- No high ground. The most common January date, Januaryย 4, is only #179 of 366, and 30 of the month's 31 days sit in the bottom half of the year.
- The February myth. People call February the rarest month because it is short. Counted per day, January is rarer: about 10,394 births against 10,637.
January in 27 countries
January is #12 of the twelve in the United States. Across the other 26 countries it runs from #2 in Chile to #12 in Malaysia. It is the rarest birth month in Malaysia.
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January against the other eleven
January averages about 10,394 births per day, the rarest of the twelve. By total births it climbs to #9, helped by its 31 days.
January is #12 of the twelve by births per day
About 10,394 a day in the United States; September, the most common, has 11,448.
Quick answers
Is January a rare birth month?
Yes. In US birth records January is the rarest of the twelve, with about 10,394 births per day. Januaryย 4 is the most common January birthday; Januaryย 1 is the rarest.
How many babies are born in January?
About 322,222 a year in the United States, #9 of the twelve by total births. Per day that is about 10,394, the rarest of the twelve.
What is the most common January birthday?
Januaryย 4, #179 of 366 in the United States, with about 10,814 births a year (โ0.3% against an average day). The rarest January date is Januaryย 1, #365.
What is the most common birth month?
September, with about 11,448 US births per day. The rarest month per day is January. February has the fewest births in total because it is the shortest month, not because its days are the rarest.