How common is a January 17 birthday?
January 17 ranks 258th out of 366 days, averaging 10,954U.S. births per day between 1994 and 2014 — that's 29.6% more common than the rest of the calendar. Fewer babies arrive on your day than on a typical day of the year.
- Rank
- 258th / 366
- Avg. daily births
- 10,954
- More common than
- 29.6% of days
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
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January 17 ranks 258th out of 366 days, with an average of 10,954 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 April 12.
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Famous people born on Jan 17
- Muhammad Ali · b. 1942boxer
- Jim Carrey · b. 1962actor
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More about January 17
- Roughly 230,034 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 April 12.
- This is day 17 of the year — 258th out of 366 for birth frequency.
- The sign is Capricorn, one of the twelve zodiac signs tracked across the full calendar.