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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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Your birthday is less common than average

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
YOUR BIRTHDAYJanuary 1 is unicorn tierRanks 365th of 366 · 7,827 births/day#365SOURCE: CDC / SSA · 1994–2014BDAYRANK.COM
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Where Jan 1 sits on the calendar

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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.