Is January 2 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 99% of all 366 dates.
January 2 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where January 2 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, January 2 ranks in position #362, with 9,123 births a year. 361 other dates are more common.
January 2 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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January 2 in other countries
January 2 is the 5th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 12 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #71 in Guatemala to #365 in Japan.
Guatemala
#71 of 366
981 births on an average January 2
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Argentina
#96 of 366
1,603 births on an average January 2
DEIS, 2018–2023Chile
#133 of 366
694 births on an average January 2
DEIS, 1990–2017Philippines
#157 of 366
4,507 births on an average January 2
PSA, 2006–2024Costa Rica
#204 of 366
166 births on an average January 2
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Finland
#230 of 366
139 births on an average January 2
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Norway
#256 of 366
150 births on an average January 2
SSB, 2011–2025Brazil
#259 of 366
7,722 births on an average January 2
DATASUS, 1997–2024Mexico
#268 of 366
4,852 births on an average January 2
INEGI, 2017–2023Latvia
#276 of 366
51 births on an average January 2
CSB, 1996–2025Peru
#279 of 366
1,151 births on an average January 2
INEI, 2019–2025Germany
#291 of 366
1,939 births on an average January 2
Destatis, 2014–2025Hungary
#312 of 366
312 births on an average January 2
KSH, 1970–2020Malaysia
#312 of 366
1,352 births on an average January 2
DOSM, 2000–2022Ecuador
#343 of 366
705 births on an average January 2
INEC, 2013–2023Portugal
#348 of 366
279 births on an average January 2
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Denmark
#349 of 366
152 births on an average January 2
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025France
#354 of 366
1,977 births on an average January 2
INSEE, 1998–2024Belgium
#356 of 366
288 births on an average January 2
Statbel, 1992–2025Ireland
#356 of 366
157 births on an average January 2
CSO, 1980–2023England & Wales
#359 of 366
1,688 births on an average January 2
ONS, 1995–2025Netherlands
#359 of 366
457 births on an average January 2
CBS, 1995–2025Slovenia
#361 of 366
44 births on an average January 2
SURS, 2000–2025Switzerland
#361 of 366
194 births on an average January 2
FSO, 1969–2025New Zealand
#363 of 366
139 births on an average January 2
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Japan
#365 of 366
1,900 births on an average January 2
e-Stat, 1996–2025
Famous people born on January 2
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Kemi BadenochBritish politician · born 1980
Dax ShepardAmerican actor, comedian and filmmaker · born 1975
Kate BosworthAmerican actress · born 1983
Tia CarrereFilipino-American actress · born 1967
Cuba Gooding Jr.American actor · born 1968
Anthony CarriganAmerican actor · born 1983
Taye DiggsAmerican actor and singer · born 1971
Ben HardyEnglish actor · born 1991January against the other eleven
January 2 is the 2nd 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 2?
About 9,123 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2020, when 10,241 babies were born and it ranked #246 of 366; at its rarest in 1988, with 8,049 births at #365.
Is January 2 a common birthday?
In the United States, January 2 is the 5th rarest of 366 dates, with about 9,123 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?
For January 2 the rank is stable. Only this date sits within 1% of its count, so the order does not depend on which years you count. In the crowded middle, dozens of dates can sit within a single percent of each other.
Is January 2 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 2 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Japan, at #365 of 366, and at its most common in Guatemala, at #71.
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