Is January 14 a rare birthday? Uncommon
Rarer than 86% of all 366 dates.
January 14 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where January 14 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, January 14 ranks in position #315, with 10,492 births a year. 314 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.
January 14 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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January 14 in other countries
January 14 is the 52nd rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 2 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #41 in Chile to #342 in Malaysia.
Chile
#41 of 366
719 births on an average January 14
DEIS, 1990–2017Finland
#84 of 366
147 births on an average January 14
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Philippines
#121 of 366
4,627 births on an average January 14
PSA, 2006–2024Argentina
#157 of 366
1,535 births on an average January 14
DEIS, 2018–2023Peru
#166 of 366
1,206 births on an average January 14
INEI, 2019–2025Slovenia
#192 of 366
53 births on an average January 14
SURS, 2000–2025Brazil
#209 of 366
7,906 births on an average January 14
DATASUS, 1997–2024Portugal
#212 of 366
296 births on an average January 14
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Ireland
#214 of 366
167 births on an average January 14
CSO, 1980–2023Belgium
#222 of 366
323 births on an average January 14
Statbel, 1992–2025Mexico
#230 of 366
4,924 births on an average January 14
INEGI, 2017–2023Costa Rica
#233 of 366
164 births on an average January 14
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Denmark
#236 of 366
162 births on an average January 14
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Hungary
#236 of 366
323 births on an average January 14
KSH, 1970–2020New Zealand
#237 of 366
156 births on an average January 14
Stats NZ, 1980–2023France
#242 of 366
2,117 births on an average January 14
INSEE, 1998–2024Switzerland
#270 of 366
217 births on an average January 14
FSO, 1969–2025Netherlands
#278 of 366
487 births on an average January 14
CBS, 1995–2025Norway
#278 of 366
147 births on an average January 14
SSB, 2011–2025Guatemala
#282 of 366
918 births on an average January 14
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Japan
#287 of 366
2,711 births on an average January 14
e-Stat, 1996–2025Ecuador
#294 of 366
730 births on an average January 14
INEC, 2013–2023Germany
#308 of 366
1,925 births on an average January 14
Destatis, 2014–2025Latvia
#316 of 366
50 births on an average January 14
CSB, 1996–2025England & Wales
#318 of 366
1,745 births on an average January 14
ONS, 1995–2025Malaysia
#342 of 366
1,320 births on an average January 14
DOSM, 2000–2022
Famous people born on January 14
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Jason BatemanAmerican actor · born 1969
Dave GrohlAmerican rock musician and songwriter · born 1969
Holland TaylorAmerican actress · born 1943
Declan RiceEnglish footballer · born 1999
Benedict ArnoldBritish military officer · born 1741
Carl WeathersAmerican actor and football player · born 1948
Emily WatsonEnglish actress · born 1967
Zakk WyldeAmerican rock musician · born 1967January against the other eleven
January 14 is the 16th rarest of the 31 days in January. All January birthdays.
January is the rarest month of the year
An average January day sees 10,394 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on January 14?
About 10,492 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1972, when 9,622 babies were born and it ranked #58 of 366; at its rarest in 1990, with 8,786 births at #358.
Is January 14 a common birthday?
In the United States, January 14 is the 52nd rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,492 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
What is the rarest January birthday?
In the United States, January 1: the 2nd rarest of all 366 dates, with about 7,731 births a year. The most common January birthday is January 4, the 179th 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 January 14'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 January 14 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 Malaysia, at #342 of 366, and at its most common in Chile, at #41.
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