How common is a May 11 birthday?

May 11 is a rare birthday in the U.S. It ranks 321st out of 366 days, with an average of 10,774 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 4% fewer than a typical day.

Rank: 321st of 366
Births on an average day: 10,774
Zodiac sign: ♉ Taurus
Likely conceived around: August 18

Where May 11 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on May 11

James L Dolan(1955)
Matt Leinart(1983)
Martha Graham(1894)
Natasha Richardson(1963)
Salvador Dali(1904)
Irving Berlin(1888)
Louis Farrakhan(1933)
James M Jeffords(1934)

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