How common is a January 6 birthday?
January 6 is an uncommon birthday in the U.S. It ranks 267th out of 366 days, with an average of 10,942 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 2% fewer than a typical day.
- Rank
- 267th of 366
- Births on an average day
- 10,942
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Likely conceived around
- April 15
Where January 6 falls in the year
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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014
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Famous people born on January 6
- Anthony Minghella(1954)
- E L Doctorow(1931)
- Henry R Kravis(1944)
- Paul Azinger(1960)
- Ralph Branca(1926)
- John Singleton(1968)
- Lou Holtz(1937)
- James Lee Witt(1944)
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data