Is November 28 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 97% of all 366 dates.
November 28 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where November 28 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, November 28 ranks in position #355, with 9,844 births a year. 354 other dates are more common.
November 28 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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November 28 in other countries
November 28 is the 12th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 11 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #54 in Costa Rica to #349 in Finland and Ireland.
Costa Rica
#54 of 366
177 births on an average November 28
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Philippines
#90 of 366
4,791 births on an average November 28
PSA, 2006–2024Malaysia
#160 of 366
1,402 births on an average November 28
DOSM, 2000–2022Mexico
#168 of 366
5,051 births on an average November 28
INEGI, 2017–2023New Zealand
#175 of 366
157 births on an average November 28
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Portugal
#239 of 366
293 births on an average November 28
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Slovenia
#247 of 366
52 births on an average November 28
SURS, 2000–2025Japan
#249 of 366
2,737 births on an average November 28
e-Stat, 1996–2025Chile
#252 of 366
681 births on an average November 28
DEIS, 1990–2017England & Wales
#257 of 366
1,759 births on an average November 28
ONS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#271 of 366
922 births on an average November 28
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024France
#279 of 366
2,098 births on an average November 28
INSEE, 1998–2024Argentina
#297 of 366
1,400 births on an average November 28
DEIS, 2018–2023Peru
#299 of 366
1,142 births on an average November 28
INEI, 2019–2025Netherlands
#313 of 366
482 births on an average November 28
CBS, 1995–2025Latvia
#323 of 366
49 births on an average November 28
CSB, 1996–2025Ecuador
#327 of 366
714 births on an average November 28
INEC, 2013–2023Germany
#328 of 366
1,912 births on an average November 28
Destatis, 2014–2025Hungary
#333 of 366
309 births on an average November 28
KSH, 1970–2020Switzerland
#339 of 366
207 births on an average November 28
FSO, 1969–2025Brazil
#340 of 366
7,352 births on an average November 28
DATASUS, 1997–2024Norway
#340 of 366
132 births on an average November 28
SSB, 2011–2025Belgium
#345 of 366
305 births on an average November 28
Statbel, 1992–2025Denmark
#345 of 366
152 births on an average November 28
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Finland
#349 of 366
129 births on an average November 28
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Ireland
#349 of 366
159 births on an average November 28
CSO, 1980–2023
Famous people born on November 28
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Alan RitchsonAmerican actor · born 1982
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadAmerican actress · born 1984
Anna Nicole SmithAmerican model and television personality · born 1967
Jon StewartAmerican comedian and television host · born 1962
Ed HarrisAmerican actor and director · born 1950
Karen GillanScottish actress and filmmaker · born 1987
Richard OsmanEnglish TV presenter and writer · born 1970
William BlakeEnglish poet and artist · born 1757November against the other eleven
November 28 is the 5th rarest of the 30 days in November. All November birthdays.
November is the 3rd rarest month of the year
An average November day sees 10,616 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on November 28?
About 9,844 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2000, when 13,446 babies were born and it ranked #6 of 366; at its rarest in 1985, with 8,183 births at #362.
Is November 28 a common birthday?
In the United States, November 28 is the 12th rarest of 366 dates, with about 9,844 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
What is the rarest November birthday?
In the United States, November 26: the 7th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 9,615 births a year. The most common November birthday is November 1, the 102nd most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
For November 28 the rank is stable. Only 4 dates sit 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 November 28 rarer in other countries?
No. November 28 is more common in all 26 other countries we hold daily records for than it is in the United States. It is at its rarest in Finland and Ireland, at #349 of 366, and at its most common in Costa Rica, at #54.
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