Is May 28 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 90% of all 366 dates.
May 28 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where May 28 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, May 28 ranks in position #330, with 10,429 births a year. 329 other dates are more common. 44 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #302 to #346, so the exact position is a close thing.
May 28 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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May 28 in other countries
May 28 is the 37th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 3 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #83 in Brazil to #339 in Mexico.
Brazil
#83 of 366
8,434 births on an average May 28
DATASUS, 1997–2024Argentina
#104 of 366
1,596 births on an average May 28
DEIS, 2018–2023Malaysia
#124 of 366
1,411 births on an average May 28
DOSM, 2000–2022Ecuador
#128 of 366
777 births on an average May 28
INEC, 2013–2023Norway
#128 of 366
160 births on an average May 28
SSB, 2011–2025Ireland
#137 of 366
169 births on an average May 28
CSO, 1980–2023Germany
#145 of 366
2,049 births on an average May 28
Destatis, 2014–2025New Zealand
#158 of 366
158 births on an average May 28
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Portugal
#162 of 366
299 births on an average May 28
INE Portugal, 1980–2025England & Wales
#168 of 366
1,790 births on an average May 28
ONS, 1995–2025Denmark
#181 of 366
165 births on an average May 28
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Netherlands
#185 of 366
496 births on an average May 28
CBS, 1995–2025Peru
#192 of 366
1,198 births on an average May 28
INEI, 2019–2025Latvia
#198 of 366
54 births on an average May 28
CSB, 1996–2025Philippines
#204 of 366
4,403 births on an average May 28
PSA, 2006–2024Finland
#208 of 366
140 births on an average May 28
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025France
#224 of 366
2,126 births on an average May 28
INSEE, 1998–2024Hungary
#255 of 366
320 births on an average May 28
KSH, 1970–2020Switzerland
#256 of 366
219 births on an average May 28
FSO, 1969–2025Slovenia
#260 of 366
51 births on an average May 28
SURS, 2000–2025Chile
#275 of 366
678 births on an average May 28
DEIS, 1990–2017Japan
#278 of 366
2,717 births on an average May 28
e-Stat, 1996–2025Belgium
#285 of 366
319 births on an average May 28
Statbel, 1992–2025Guatemala
#320 of 366
905 births on an average May 28
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Costa Rica
#332 of 366
158 births on an average May 28
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Mexico
#339 of 366
4,660 births on an average May 28
INEGI, 2017–2023
Famous people born on May 28
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Marco RubioAmerican politician and diplomat · born 1971
Cameron BoyceAmerican actor · born 1999
Kylie MinogueAustralian singer and actress · born 1968
Carey MulliganEnglish actress · born 1985
Seth RollinsAmerican professional wrestler · born 1986
Rudy GiulianiAmerican attorney and politician · born 1944
John FogertyAmerican musician · born 1945
Lukas GageAmerican actor · born 1995May against the other eleven
May 28 is the 5th rarest 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 28?
About 10,429 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2008, when 14,167 babies were born and it ranked #13 of 366; at its rarest in 1989, with 8,525 births at #360.
Is May 28 a common birthday?
In the United States, May 28 is the 37th rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,429 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
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. 44 other dates are within 1% of May 28's count, spread from #302 to #346, 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 28 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 Mexico, at #339 of 366, and at its most common in Brazil, at #83.
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