Is October 26 a rare birthday? Ordinary
More common than 58% of all 366 dates.
October 26 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where October 26 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, October 26 ranks in position #156, with 10,876 births a year. 210 other dates are rarer. 74 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #124 to #198, so the exact position is a close thing.
October 26 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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October 26 in other countries
October 26 is the 156th most common birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 most common in 1 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #45 in Mexico to #357 in Ireland.
Mexico
#45 of 366
5,496 births on an average October 26
INEGI, 2017–2023Philippines
#56 of 366
4,965 births on an average October 26
PSA, 2006–2024Chile
#70 of 366
708 births on an average October 26
DEIS, 1990–2017Malaysia
#80 of 366
1,436 births on an average October 26
DOSM, 2000–2022Guatemala
#83 of 366
977 births on an average October 26
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Costa Rica
#85 of 366
175 births on an average October 26
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024France
#100 of 366
2,198 births on an average October 26
INSEE, 1998–2024Slovenia
#151 of 366
54 births on an average October 26
SURS, 2000–2025Belgium
#163 of 366
328 births on an average October 26
Statbel, 1992–2025Portugal
#189 of 366
297 births on an average October 26
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Denmark
#194 of 366
164 births on an average October 26
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025England & Wales
#195 of 366
1,779 births on an average October 26
ONS, 1995–2025New Zealand
#197 of 366
157 births on an average October 26
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Germany
#201 of 366
1,997 births on an average October 26
Destatis, 2014–2025Argentina
#225 of 366
1,476 births on an average October 26
DEIS, 2018–2023Peru
#268 of 366
1,159 births on an average October 26
INEI, 2019–2025Ecuador
#277 of 366
737 births on an average October 26
INEC, 2013–2023Netherlands
#288 of 366
486 births on an average October 26
CBS, 1995–2025Japan
#289 of 366
2,710 births on an average October 26
e-Stat, 1996–2025Hungary
#296 of 366
315 births on an average October 26
KSH, 1970–2020Norway
#306 of 366
142 births on an average October 26
SSB, 2011–2025Switzerland
#311 of 366
210 births on an average October 26
FSO, 1969–2025Finland
#314 of 366
134 births on an average October 26
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Latvia
#322 of 366
50 births on an average October 26
CSB, 1996–2025Brazil
#334 of 366
7,392 births on an average October 26
DATASUS, 1997–2024Ireland
#357 of 366
157 births on an average October 26
CSO, 1980–2023
Famous people born on October 26
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
Mohammad Reza PahlaviShah of Iran from 1941 to 1979 · born 1919
CM PunkAmerican professional wrestler · born 1978
Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat · born 1947
Seth MacFarlaneAmerican actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer · born 1973
Keith UrbanAustralian and American musician · born 1967
Cary ElwesEnglish actor · born 1962
Rita WilsonAmerican actress, singer, and producer · born 1956
Raveena TandonIndian actress · born 1972October against the other eleven
October 26 is the 15th 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 26?
About 10,876 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2004, when 13,203 babies were born and it ranked #40 of 366; at its rarest in 2008, with 7,231 births at #355.
Is October 26 a common birthday?
In the United States, October 26 is the 156th most common of 366 dates, with about 10,876 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. 74 other dates are within 1% of October 26's count, spread from #124 to #198, 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 26 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 18 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Ireland, at #357 of 366, and at its most common in Mexico, at #45.
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