Is May 23 a rare birthday? Ordinary
More common than 69% of all 366 dates.
May 23 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where May 23 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, May 23 ranks in position #114, with 11,062 births a year. 252 other dates are rarer. 38 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #98 to #136, so the exact position is a close thing.
May 23 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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May 23 in other countries
May 23 is the 114th most common birthday in the United States. It is not among the 50 most common in any of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #52 in Norway to #333 in New Zealand.
Norway
#52 of 366
167 births on an average May 23
SSB, 2011–2025England & Wales
#70 of 366
1,827 births on an average May 23
ONS, 1995–2025Brazil
#81 of 366
8,441 births on an average May 23
DATASUS, 1997–2024Argentina
#86 of 366
1,608 births on an average May 23
DEIS, 2018–2023Slovenia
#86 of 366
56 births on an average May 23
SURS, 2000–2025Portugal
#97 of 366
303 births on an average May 23
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Ecuador
#102 of 366
783 births on an average May 23
INEC, 2013–2023Germany
#130 of 366
2,076 births on an average May 23
Destatis, 2014–2025Belgium
#133 of 366
331 births on an average May 23
Statbel, 1992–2025Netherlands
#136 of 366
503 births on an average May 23
CBS, 1995–2025Latvia
#143 of 366
55 births on an average May 23
CSB, 1996–2025Malaysia
#145 of 366
1,406 births on an average May 23
DOSM, 2000–2022Denmark
#155 of 366
166 births on an average May 23
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025France
#164 of 366
2,156 births on an average May 23
INSEE, 1998–2024Switzerland
#175 of 366
224 births on an average May 23
FSO, 1969–2025Peru
#180 of 366
1,202 births on an average May 23
INEI, 2019–2025Japan
#187 of 366
2,778 births on an average May 23
e-Stat, 1996–2025Guatemala
#209 of 366
940 births on an average May 23
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Costa Rica
#213 of 366
165 births on an average May 23
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Philippines
#229 of 366
4,368 births on an average May 23
PSA, 2006–2024Hungary
#231 of 366
324 births on an average May 23
KSH, 1970–2020Mexico
#245 of 366
4,889 births on an average May 23
INEGI, 2017–2023Finland
#256 of 366
137 births on an average May 23
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Ireland
#274 of 366
164 births on an average May 23
CSO, 1980–2023Chile
#284 of 366
677 births on an average May 23
DEIS, 1990–2017New Zealand
#333 of 366
153 births on an average May 23
Stats NZ, 1980–2023
Famous people born on May 23
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Ryan CooglerAmerican filmmaker · born 1986
Richard AyoadeBritish comedian and actor · born 1977
Alexandra EalaFilipino tennis player · born 2005
Ken JenningsAmerican game show host · born 1974
Bray WyattAmerican professional wrestler · born 1987
Joan CollinsEnglish actress and writer · born 1933
Drew CareyAmerican comedian · born 1958
Rosemary ClooneyAmerican singer and actress · born 1928May against the other eleven
May 23 is the 2nd most common of the 31 days in May. All May birthdays.
May is the 6th most common month of the year
An average May day sees 10,702 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on May 23?
About 11,062 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1995, when 12,539 babies were born and it ranked #23 of 365; at its rarest in 1976, with 7,014 births at #364.
Is May 23 a common birthday?
In the United States, May 23 is the 114th most common of 366 dates, with about 11,062 births a year. That makes it an ordinary birthday: neither rare nor especially common.
What is the rarest May birthday?
In the United States, May 27: the 20th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 10,322 births a year. The most common May birthday is May 24, the 105th most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 38 other dates are within 1% of May 23's count, spread from #98 to #136, 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 May 23 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 19 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in New Zealand, at #333 of 366, and at its most common in Norway, at #52.
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