How common is a December 24 birthday?

December 24 is a quite rare birthday in the U.S. It ranks 364th out of 366 days, with an average of 8,103 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 27% fewer than a typical day.

Rank: 364th of 366
Births on an average day: 8,103
Zodiac sign: ♑ Capricorn
Likely conceived around: April 2

Where December 24 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on December 24

Hamid Karzai(1957)
Ricky Martin(1971)
Dana Gioia(1950)
Suzy Menkes(1943)
Mary Higgins Clark(1927)
Joseph Cornell(1903)
Anthony S Fauci(1940)
Kate Spade(1962)

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