Is October 24 a rare birthday? Ordinary
More common than 59% of all 366 dates.
October 24 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where October 24 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, October 24 ranks in position #151, with 10,893 births a year. 215 other dates are rarer. 69 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #121 to #190, so the exact position is a close thing.
October 24 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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October 24 in other countries
October 24 is the 151st most common birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 most common in 2 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #27 in Costa Rica to #357 in Hungary.
Costa Rica
#27 of 366
182 births on an average October 24
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Guatemala
#37 of 366
1,010 births on an average October 24
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Philippines
#55 of 366
4,966 births on an average October 24
PSA, 2006–2024Slovenia
#78 of 366
56 births on an average October 24
SURS, 2000–2025Malaysia
#79 of 366
1,437 births on an average October 24
DOSM, 2000–2022Mexico
#85 of 366
5,294 births on an average October 24
INEGI, 2017–2023New Zealand
#122 of 366
159 births on an average October 24
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Chile
#127 of 366
695 births on an average October 24
DEIS, 1990–2017England & Wales
#145 of 366
1,800 births on an average October 24
ONS, 1995–2025Germany
#164 of 366
2,029 births on an average October 24
Destatis, 2014–2025Belgium
#185 of 366
326 births on an average October 24
Statbel, 1992–2025Denmark
#187 of 366
164 births on an average October 24
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025France
#187 of 366
2,145 births on an average October 24
INSEE, 1998–2024Netherlands
#191 of 366
495 births on an average October 24
CBS, 1995–2025Portugal
#214 of 366
296 births on an average October 24
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Ecuador
#221 of 366
756 births on an average October 24
INEC, 2013–2023Japan
#222 of 366
2,755 births on an average October 24
e-Stat, 1996–2025Norway
#238 of 366
152 births on an average October 24
SSB, 2011–2025Peru
#254 of 366
1,167 births on an average October 24
INEI, 2019–2025Finland
#255 of 366
138 births on an average October 24
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Ireland
#305 of 366
163 births on an average October 24
CSO, 1980–2023Switzerland
#310 of 366
210 births on an average October 24
FSO, 1969–2025Latvia
#314 of 366
50 births on an average October 24
CSB, 1996–2025Argentina
#324 of 366
1,364 births on an average October 24
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#349 of 366
7,295 births on an average October 24
DATASUS, 1997–2024Hungary
#357 of 366
302 births on an average October 24
KSH, 1970–2020
Famous people born on October 24
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
DrakeCanadian rapper and singer · born 1986
RayeBritish singer-songwriter · born 1997
Wayne RooneyEnglish football player and manager · born 1985
F. Murray AbrahamAmerican actor · born 1939
Kevin KlineAmerican actor · born 1947
Bron BreakkerAmerican professional wrestler and football player · born 1997
Zahn McClarnonAmerican actor · born 1966
Sean O'MalleyAmerican mixed martial artist · born 1994October against the other eleven
October 24 is the 14th most common 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 24?
About 10,893 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2024, when 11,699 babies were born and it ranked #29 of 366; at its rarest in 1993, with 8,062 births at #360.
Is October 24 a common birthday?
In the United States, October 24 is the 151st most common of 366 dates, with about 10,893 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. 69 other dates are within 1% of October 24's count, spread from #121 to #190, 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 24 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 17 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Hungary, at #357 of 366, and at its most common in Costa Rica, at #27.
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