How common is a August 12 birthday?

August 12 is a common birthday in the U.S. It ranks 44th out of 366 days, with an average of 11,790 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 6% more than a typical day.

Rank: 44th of 366
Births on an average day: 11,790
Zodiac sign: ♌ Leo
Likely conceived around: November 19

Where August 12 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on August 12

Moktada Al- Sadr(1973)
Plaxico Burress(1977)
George Soros(1930)
Jean Nouvel(1945)
Pete Sampras(1971)
Pat Metheny(1954)
Hussein Chalayan(1970)
Irwin Redlener(1944)

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data