January birthdays, ranked
January ranks 12th of the 12 months for U.S. births, with an average of 10,721 babies a day, about 4% below a typical day. January is the quietest month for births in this data. It opens with the New Year's holiday dip, and it follows a spring conception window that never produces the crowds of early winter.
The busiest date is January 24, ranked 200th overall. The quietest is January 1, ranked 365th. Most January babies were conceived around April. The birthstone is garnet and the birth flower is the carnation.
- Month rank
- 12th of 12
- Births a day
- 10,721
- Birthstone
- garnet
- Birth flower
- carnation
Pick a date
Every January date from most to least common
| Rank | Date | Births a day | Vs. typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200th | January 24 | 11,096 | -1% |
| 205th | January 10 | 11,072 | -1% |
| 207th | January 4 | 11,064 | -1% |
| 227th | January 11 | 11,020 | -1% |
| 230th (tied) | January 14 | 11,016 | -1% |
| 238th | January 25 | 10,995 | -2% |
| 241st | January 5 | 10,992 | -2% |
| 247th | January 12 | 10,976 | -2% |
| 254th (tied) | January 7 | 10,963 | -2% |
| 258th | January 17 | 10,954 | -2% |
| 267th (tied) | January 6 | 10,942 | -2% |
| 278th (tied) | January 18 | 10,927 | -2% |
| 278th (tied) | January 31 | 10,927 | -2% |
| 283rd | January 23 | 10,913 | -2% |
| 296th | January 26 | 10,876 | -3% |
| 297th | January 28 | 10,875 | -3% |
| 301st | January 3 | 10,869 | -3% |
| 302nd | January 21 | 10,866 | -3% |
| 303rd | January 20 | 10,864 | -3% |
| 305th | January 27 | 10,858 | -3% |
| 319th | January 30 | 10,794 | -3% |
| 330th | January 19 | 10,733 | -4% |
| 334th | January 22 | 10,719 | -4% |
| 339th | January 9 | 10,672 | -4% |
| 340th (tied) | January 16 | 10,669 | -5% |
| 342nd | January 13 | 10,657 | -5% |
| 343rd | January 8 | 10,656 | -5% |
| 345th | January 29 | 10,611 | -5% |
| 346th | January 15 | 10,589 | -5% |
| 362nd | January 2 | 9,356 | -16% |
| 365th | January 1 | 7,827 | -30% |
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