August birthdays, ranked
August ranks 2nd of the 12 months for U.S. births, with an average of 11,712 babies a day, about 5% above a typical day. August is the second-busiest month, and daily births stay high from the first week to the last.
The busiest date is August 8, ranked 15th overall. The quietest is August 3, ranked 116th. Most August babies were conceived around November. The birthstone is peridot and the birth flower is the gladiolus.
- Month rank
- 2nd of 12
- Births a day
- 11,712
- Birthstone
- peridot
- Birth flower
- gladiolus
Pick a date
Every August date from most to least common
| Rank | Date | Births a day | Vs. typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | August 8 | 12,006 | +7% |
| 20th | August 29 | 11,977 | +7% |
| 21st | August 15 | 11,974 | +7% |
| 26th | August 28 | 11,910 | +7% |
| 30th (tied) | August 22 | 11,875 | +6% |
| 35th | August 30 | 11,846 | +6% |
| 36th | August 16 | 11,831 | +6% |
| 37th | August 20 | 11,825 | +6% |
| 38th | August 1 | 11,824 | +6% |
| 44th | August 12 | 11,790 | +6% |
| 46th | August 27 | 11,782 | +5% |
| 49th | August 9 | 11,762 | +5% |
| 50th (tied) | August 14 | 11,744 | +5% |
| 57th | August 18 | 11,719 | +5% |
| 60th | August 21 | 11,697 | +5% |
| 61st | August 23 | 11,696 | +5% |
| 63rd | August 19 | 11,677 | +5% |
| 64th | August 26 | 11,657 | +4% |
| 66th | August 5 | 11,650 | +4% |
| 68th | August 11 | 11,644 | +4% |
| 70th | August 7 | 11,638 | +4% |
| 73rd | August 6 | 11,630 | +4% |
| 74th | August 2 | 11,629 | +4% |
| 78th | August 25 | 11,615 | +4% |
| 82nd | August 4 | 11,605 | +4% |
| 85th | August 31 | 11,592 | +4% |
| 86th (tied) | August 17 | 11,588 | +4% |
| 96th | August 10 | 11,527 | +3% |
| 98th | August 13 | 11,512 | +3% |
| 101st (tied) | August 24 | 11,489 | +3% |
| 116th | August 3 | 11,367 | +2% |
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