Is October 14 a rare birthday? Ordinary
Rarer than 53% of all 366 dates.
October 14 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where October 14 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, October 14 ranks in position #195, with 10,773 births a year. 194 other dates are more common. 86 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #155 to #241, so the exact position is a close thing.
October 14 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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October 14 in other countries
October 14 is the 172nd rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 4 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #23 in New Zealand to #350 in Argentina.
New Zealand
#23 of 366
166 births on an average October 14
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Philippines
#57 of 366
4,963 births on an average October 14
PSA, 2006–2024Malaysia
#59 of 366
1,450 births on an average October 14
DOSM, 2000–2022Chile
#61 of 366
713 births on an average October 14
DEIS, 1990–2017Costa Rica
#93 of 366
174 births on an average October 14
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Mexico
#109 of 366
5,200 births on an average October 14
INEGI, 2017–2023Finland
#124 of 366
144 births on an average October 14
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Germany
#124 of 366
2,088 births on an average October 14
Destatis, 2014–2025England & Wales
#129 of 366
1,805 births on an average October 14
ONS, 1995–2025Guatemala
#130 of 366
962 births on an average October 14
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024France
#137 of 366
2,177 births on an average October 14
INSEE, 1998–2024Netherlands
#143 of 366
501 births on an average October 14
CBS, 1995–2025Portugal
#181 of 366
298 births on an average October 14
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Belgium
#210 of 366
325 births on an average October 14
Statbel, 1992–2025Peru
#213 of 366
1,188 births on an average October 14
INEI, 2019–2025Denmark
#214 of 366
163 births on an average October 14
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Ecuador
#234 of 366
753 births on an average October 14
INEC, 2013–2023Ireland
#237 of 366
166 births on an average October 14
CSO, 1980–2023Norway
#237 of 366
152 births on an average October 14
SSB, 2011–2025Slovenia
#246 of 366
52 births on an average October 14
SURS, 2000–2025Japan
#303 of 366
2,697 births on an average October 14
e-Stat, 1996–2025Hungary
#309 of 366
312 births on an average October 14
KSH, 1970–2020Brazil
#317 of 366
7,460 births on an average October 14
DATASUS, 1997–2024Latvia
#328 of 366
49 births on an average October 14
CSB, 1996–2025Switzerland
#333 of 366
208 births on an average October 14
FSO, 1969–2025Argentina
#350 of 366
1,272 births on an average October 14
DEIS, 2018–2023
Famous people born on October 14
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Charlie KirkAmerican political activist · born 1993
Dwight D. EisenhowerWorld War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961 · born 1890
George FloydAfrican American man murdered by law enforcement · born 1973
Ben WhishawEnglish actor · born 1980
Roger MooreEnglish actor · born 1927
Stephen A. SmithAmerican TV personality · born 1967
Jared GoffAmerican football player · born 1994
UsherAmerican singer · born 1978October against the other eleven
October 14 is the 11th rarest of the 31 days in October. All October birthdays.
October is the 5th most common month of the year
An average October day sees 10,872 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on October 14?
About 10,773 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1969, when 10,618 babies were born and it ranked #71 of 365; at its rarest in 2007, with 7,492 births at #350.
Is October 14 a common birthday?
In the United States, October 14 is the 172nd rarest of 366 dates, with about 10,773 births a year. That makes it an ordinary birthday: neither rare nor especially common.
What is the rarest October birthday?
In the United States, October 31: the 11th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 9,798 births a year. The most common October birthday is October 1, the 71st most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 86 other dates are within 1% of October 14's count, spread from #155 to #241, 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 October 14 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 13 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Argentina, at #350 of 366, and at its most common in New Zealand, at #23.
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