Is October 31 a rare birthday? Rare
Rarer than 97% of all 366 dates.
Halloween is quieter than the days around it: parents who can choose a date tend to skip 31 October.
Halloween in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where October 31 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, October 31 ranks in position #356, with 9,798 births a year. 355 other dates are more common.
October 31 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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October 31 in other countries
October 31 is the 11th rarest birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 rarest in 10 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #58 in Malaysia to #359 in Ireland and Slovenia.
Malaysia
#58 of 366
1,453 births on an average October 31
DOSM, 2000–2022New Zealand
#68 of 366
161 births on an average October 31
Stats NZ, 1980–2023Philippines
#89 of 366
4,818 births on an average October 31
PSA, 2006–2024Costa Rica
#128 of 366
172 births on an average October 31
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Mexico
#170 of 366
5,050 births on an average October 31
INEGI, 2017–2023Japan
#171 of 366
2,785 births on an average October 31
e-Stat, 1996–2025England & Wales
#179 of 366
1,787 births on an average October 31
ONS, 1995–2025Finland
#205 of 366
140 births on an average October 31
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Portugal
#206 of 366
296 births on an average October 31
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Netherlands
#232 of 366
491 births on an average October 31
CBS, 1995–2025France
#235 of 366
2,121 births on an average October 31
INSEE, 1998–2024Denmark
#272 of 366
160 births on an average October 31
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Latvia
#272 of 366
51 births on an average October 31
CSB, 1996–2025Germany
#297 of 366
1,932 births on an average October 31
Destatis, 2014–2025Norway
#302 of 366
143 births on an average October 31
SSB, 2011–2025Ecuador
#316 of 366
719 births on an average October 31
INEC, 2013–2023Switzerland
#328 of 366
209 births on an average October 31
FSO, 1969–2025Guatemala
#332 of 366
900 births on an average October 31
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Belgium
#335 of 366
310 births on an average October 31
Statbel, 1992–2025Chile
#336 of 366
661 births on an average October 31
DEIS, 1990–2017Hungary
#338 of 366
308 births on an average October 31
KSH, 1970–2020Argentina
#344 of 366
1,302 births on an average October 31
DEIS, 2018–2023Brazil
#344 of 366
7,338 births on an average October 31
DATASUS, 1997–2024Peru
#356 of 366
1,072 births on an average October 31
INEI, 2019–2025Ireland
#359 of 366
151 births on an average October 31
CSO, 1980–2023Slovenia
#359 of 366
45 births on an average October 31
SURS, 2000–2025
Famous people born on Halloween
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
John CandyCanadian actor and comedian · born 1950
Marcus RashfordEnglish footballer · born 1997
Rob SchneiderAmerican actor and comedian · born 1963
Michael LandonAmerican actor and filmmaker · born 1936
Dermot MulroneyAmerican actor · born 1963
Nick SabanAmerican football coach · born 1951
Chiang Kai-shekLeader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975 · born 1887
Piper PeraboAmerican actress · born 1976October against the other eleven
October 31 is the 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
Is Halloween a rare birthday?
Yes. Halloween is one of the twenty rarest US birthdays, well below the rest of late October. Births dip on 31 October, though not on the scale of Christmas or New Year's Day.
How many babies are born on October 31?
About 9,798 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 1972, when 9,292 babies were born and it ranked #127 of 366; at its rarest in 2010, with 6,835 births at #356.
Is October 31 a common birthday?
In the United States, October 31 is the 11th rarest of 366 dates, with about 9,798 births a year. That puts it on the rarer side of the calendar.
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?
For October 31 the rank is stable. Only 3 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 October 31 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 Ireland and Slovenia, at #359 of 366, and at its most common in Malaysia, at #58.
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