How common is a January 1 birthday?
January 1 ranks 365th out of 366 days, averaging 7,827U.S. births per day between 1994 and 2014 — that's 0.3% more common than the rest of the calendar. Fewer babies arrive on your day than on a typical day of the year.
- Rank
- 365th / 366
- Avg. daily births
- 7,827
- More common than
- 0.3% of days
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
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January 1 ranks 365th out of 366 days, with an average of 7,827 births per day. Fewer babies arrive on your day than on a typical day of the year.
Based on a typical 40-week pregnancy, you were likely conceived around March 27.
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Famous people born on Jan 1
- J. D. Salinger · b. 1919author
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More about January 1
- Roughly 164,367 people across the U.S. share this exact birthday, based on 21 years of records.
- Babies born on this date were most likely conceived around March 27.
- This is day 1 of the year — 365th out of 366 for birth frequency.
- The sign is Capricorn, one of the twelve zodiac signs tracked across the full calendar.