Oct. 5: America’s Most Common Birthday
EmailAlmost 1 million Americans will be blowing out birthday candles today. Oct. 5 is the most common birthday in the United States, according to a survey conducted by AnyBirthday.com.
On any given day, an estimated 750,000 Americans celebrate a birthday, but today, more than 960,000 will celebrate their special day, according to AnyBirthday.com
Among them are some famous faces, including Julie Andrews, Kate Winslet, Bernie Mac and Nicky Hilton.
And why is Oct. 5 such a popular day for babies’ entering the world? One possible explanation is that the length of an average pregnancy is around 274 days. Counting backward, the date of conception for Oct. 5 babies would be New Year’s Eve.
Conversely, the website found that the most uncommon birthday is May 22, although it gave no explanation as to why.
Revelers will have a lot on their plates today, as Oct. 5 is also Do Something Nice Day, World Teacher’s Day, Balloons Around the World Day and National Apple Betty Day — which offers a nice excuse to indulge in that savory fall staple of apple crumble or apple crisp, on top of the birthday cake.
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Julie Andrews was not born on October 5. Her birthday is October 1. :)
Posted by: Julie R. | October 5, 2011, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
So, farewell then Steve Jobs. You were the Apple of many an eye. His death didn’t come as a surprise but the reality has still come as a shock to many, going from the heartfelt tributes evident on many a blog and site. The thing that stays with me most about him is he said, as others have, you have to love what you do. That’s what I’ll remember about him.
Posted by: Sammy Gold | October 6, 2011, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
What most smart people don’t realize is that conception on the same day (night) as sex is next to impossible. Sperm survive something like 3 days within a woman’s reproductive tract. So Oct. 5 births are most likely NOT New Year’s Eve-sex babies, but from up to 3 days before. SOME may be from NYE, but most of them likely are not. So what’s going on Dec. 30, 29, 28?!?!?!
For that matter, who’s Doin’ It before midnight NYE? So really, push it back to as early as the evening of 12/27.
Posted by: Pete | October 9, 2011, 2:27 am 2:27 am
Bernie Mac didn’t celebrate his birthday this year either. He is dead.
Posted by: D'Brickishaw | October 9, 2011, 11:50 pm 11:50 pm
What people don’t realize is that due dates are calculated from the last period. New Years Eve conceived babies would be due in mid-September, not in October.
Posted by: Sarah | December 3, 2011, 2:16 am 2:16 am
I find this interesting because my birthday is actually October 5. However, I was suppose to be born September 20. I also have never met anyone with my birthday and I am 22.
Posted by: Samantha | January 24, 2012, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
Is there any research done on people with birthdays on January 1st. Most immigrants from countries that have poor brith record keeping are assigned January 1st as their birthday. I know this isn’t really their birthday but according to american record keeping there has to be a large amount of 1/1 birthdays.
Posted by: kris | January 27, 2012, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm