How common is a August 16 birthday?

August 16 is a common birthday in the U.S. It ranks 36th out of 366 days, with an average of 11,831 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 6% more than a typical day.

Rank: 36th of 366
Births on an average day: 11,831
Zodiac sign: ♌ Leo
Likely conceived around: November 23

Where August 16 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on August 16

James Cameron(1954)
Steve Carell(1962)
Joshua B Bolten(1954)
Suzanne Farrell(1945)
Franz Welser-Most(1960)
Kathie Lee Gifford(1953)
Massoud Barzani(1946)
Rulon Gardner(1971)

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