How common is a February 3 birthday?

February 3 is an uncommon birthday in the U.S. It ranks 295th out of 366 days, with an average of 10,878 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 3% fewer than a typical day.

Rank: 295th of 366
Births on an average day: 10,878
Zodiac sign: ♒ Aquarius
Likely conceived around: May 13

Where February 3 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on February 3

Retief Goosen(1969)
Nathan Lane(1956)
Felix Mendelssohn(1809)
Norman Rockwell(1894)
Paul Auster(1947)
Blythe Danner(1943)
Arthur Jr Levitt(1931)
N Gregory Mankiw(1958)

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