How common is a February 29 birthday?
February 29 is a rare birthday in the U.S. It ranks 347th out of 366 days, with an average of 10,512 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 6% fewer than a typical day.
Feb. 29 only comes around in leap years, so far fewer people share it overall. Its rank compares an average Feb. 29 with other days of the year.
- Rank
- 347th of 366
- Births on an average day
- 10,512
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Likely conceived around
- June 8
Where February 29 falls in the year
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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014
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Put February 29 on the wall
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Famous people born on February 29
- Gioacchino Rossini(1792)
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data