Is September 8 a rare birthday? Very common
More common than 96% of all 366 dates.
September 8 in numbers
The odds, the star sign and the other dates that come with it.
Where September 8 ranks
From most common birthday to rarest, September 8 ranks in position #14, with 11,635 births a year. 352 other dates are rarer. 22 dates are within 1% of its count, anywhere from #8 to #30, so the exact position is a close thing.
September 8 through the years
Where it ranked in the United States, year by year.
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September 8 in other countries
September 8 is the 14th most common birthday in the United States. It is among the 50 most common in 10 of the 26 other countries, and ranges from #1 in the Philippines to #307 in Argentina.
Philippines
#1 of 366
5,587 births on an average September 8
PSA, 2006–2024Mexico
#12 of 366
5,769 births on an average September 8
INEGI, 2017–2023Chile
#18 of 366
753 births on an average September 8
DEIS, 1990–2017Ecuador
#27 of 366
804 births on an average September 8
INEC, 2013–2023Costa Rica
#31 of 366
181 births on an average September 8
INEC Costa Rica, 2014–2024Portugal
#38 of 366
310 births on an average September 8
INE Portugal, 1980–2025Guatemala
#39 of 366
1,005 births on an average September 8
INE Guatemala, 2018–2024Malaysia
#45 of 366
1,469 births on an average September 8
DOSM, 2000–2022New Zealand
#49 of 366
162 births on an average September 8
Stats NZ, 1980–2023England & Wales
#50 of 366
1,836 births on an average September 8
ONS, 1995–2025Belgium
#59 of 366
338 births on an average September 8
Statbel, 1992–2025Germany
#65 of 366
2,181 births on an average September 8
Destatis, 2014–2025Denmark
#68 of 366
175 births on an average September 8
Statistics Denmark, 2007–2025Netherlands
#87 of 366
518 births on an average September 8
CBS, 1995–2025Slovenia
#111 of 366
55 births on an average September 8
SURS, 2000–2025Hungary
#114 of 366
331 births on an average September 8
KSH, 1970–2020Japan
#119 of 366
2,828 births on an average September 8
e-Stat, 1996–2025France
#124 of 366
2,183 births on an average September 8
INSEE, 1998–2024Ireland
#128 of 366
170 births on an average September 8
CSO, 1980–2023Peru
#152 of 366
1,212 births on an average September 8
INEI, 2019–2025Finland
#163 of 366
142 births on an average September 8
Statistics Finland, 2010–2025Norway
#167 of 366
157 births on an average September 8
SSB, 2011–2025Switzerland
#181 of 366
223 births on an average September 8
FSO, 1969–2025Latvia
#227 of 366
53 births on an average September 8
CSB, 1996–2025Brazil
#247 of 366
7,773 births on an average September 8
DATASUS, 1997–2024Argentina
#307 of 366
1,388 births on an average September 8
DEIS, 2018–2023
Famous people born on September 8
Ranked by how often people looked them up on Wikipedia last year.
AviciiSwedish DJ and music producer · born 1989
Bernie SandersAmerican politician and activist · born 1941
Shubman GillIndian cricketer · born 1999
Gaten MatarazzoAmerican actor · born 2002
PinkAmerican singer and songwriter · born 1979
David ArquetteAmerican actor, producer, & former professional wrestler · born 1971
Peter SellersEnglish actor and comedian · born 1925
Bruno FernandesPortuguese footballer · born 1994September against the other eleven
September 8 is the 12th most common of the 30 days in September. All September birthdays.
September is the most common month of the year
An average September day sees 11,448 births in the United States. September is the busiest month, January the quietest.
Quick answers
How many babies are born on September 8?
About 11,635 a year in the United States. It was at its most common in 2005, when 14,473 babies were born and it ranked #1 of 365; at its rarest in 2024, with 7,379 births at #314.
Is September 8 a common birthday?
In the United States, September 8 is the 14th most common of 366 dates, with about 11,635 births a year. That puts it among the more common birthdays.
What is the rarest September birthday?
In the United States, September 2: the 118th rarest of all 366 dates, with about 10,653 births a year. The most common September birthday is September 9, the most common of the year.
How precise is the ranking?
In the middle of the calendar it is not exact. 22 other dates are within 1% of September 8's count, spread from #8 to #30, 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 September 8 rarer in other countries?
In some. It is rarer in 24 of the 26 other countries we hold daily records for. It is at its rarest in Argentina, at #307 of 366, and at its most common in the Philippines, at #1.
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