How common is a May 4 birthday?

May 4 is a rare birthday in the U.S. It ranks 328th out of 366 days, with an average of 10,746 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 4% fewer than a typical day.

Rank: 328th of 366
Births on an average day: 10,746
Zodiac sign: ♉ Taurus
Likely conceived around: August 11

Where May 4 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on May 4

Hosni Mubarak(1928)
Maurice R Greenberg(1925)
Ronell Wilson(1982)
Audrey Hepburn(1929)
Jane Jacobs(1916)
Keith Haring(1958)
Amos Oz(1939)
Laci Peterson(1975)

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