December birthdays, ranked
December ranks 7th of the 12 months for U.S. births, with an average of 10,991 babies a day, about 2% below a typical day. December is the month of extremes. The days just after Christmas are among the busiest of the winter, while Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 are two of the quietest dates of the year.
The busiest date is December 20, ranked 11th overall. The quietest is December 25, ranked 366th. Most December babies were conceived around March. The birthstone is turquoise and the birth flower is the narcissus.
- Month rank
- 7th of 12
- Births a day
- 10,991
- Birthstone
- turquoise
- Birth flower
- narcissus
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Every December date from most to least common
| Rank | Date | Births a day | Vs. typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | December 20 | 12,064 | +8% |
| 16th | December 29 | 12,004 | +7% |
| 17th | December 19 | 11,998 | +7% |
| 23rd | December 30 | 11,932 | +7% |
| 28th | December 28 | 11,901 | +7% |
| 52nd | December 18 | 11,736 | +5% |
| 53rd (tied) | December 21 | 11,727 | +5% |
| 56th | December 27 | 11,724 | +5% |
| 93rd | December 17 | 11,539 | +3% |
| 99th | December 12 | 11,505 | +3% |
| 107th | December 22 | 11,432 | +2% |
| 111th | December 16 | 11,395 | +2% |
| 137th | December 1 | 11,293 | +1% |
| 148th | December 2 | 11,238 | +1% |
| 150th | December 15 | 11,232 | +1% |
| 165th (tied) | December 3 | 11,194 | 0% |
| 167th | December 5 | 11,190 | 0% |
| 224th | December 4 | 11,038 | -1% |
| 233rd (tied) | December 6 | 11,004 | -2% |
| 233rd (tied) | December 10 | 11,004 | -2% |
| 240th | December 14 | 10,993 | -2% |
| 262nd (tied) | December 11 | 10,944 | -2% |
| 273rd (tied) | December 8 | 10,932 | -2% |
| 286th | December 13 | 10,903 | -2% |
| 290th | December 9 | 10,893 | -3% |
| 320th | December 7 | 10,783 | -3% |
| 349th | December 31 | 10,433 | -7% |
| 352nd | December 23 | 10,383 | -7% |
| 361st | December 26 | 9,599 | -14% |
| 364th | December 24 | 8,103 | -27% |
| 366th | December 25 | 6,601 | -41% |
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