What are the most common days of the year for people to be born? We’ve covered the rarest birthdays, but there is an equal distribution of exceedingly common birthdays. Today’s list takes a closer look at the 25 most common days for birthdays.
September 25th
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As you’ll find with the most common days, it is predominantly in September.
September 14th
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Famously, The Golden Girls debuted in 1985 on this day.
December 30th
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Lebron James was born on this day, so you’re in good company when looking at the most common days for births.
September 22nd
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If you were born on this day, you share a birthday with Joan Jett.
August 15th
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This is one of the most common days in the whole of August.
August 29th
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The King of Pop was born on one of the most common days, along with Liam Payne.
December 19th
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Edith Piaf was famously born on this day, and it isn’t our sole entry in December.
July 8th
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Maya Hawke was born on July 8th, and it’s one of the most common days in the whole month for births.
September 24th
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September 24th marks Drew Gooden’s birthday, among other famous folks.
August 8th
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August 8th is one of the most common days in the whole of August for births. It also is the birthday of famed actor Dustin Hoffman.
December 29th
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TV actress Mary Tyler Moore was born on this day. Curiously, the most common days in December don’t align with any holidays.
September 23rd
If you were born on this day, you share a birthday with Bruce Springsteen.
September 8th
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Pop singer Pink was born on September 8th, marking yet another of the most common days to be found in the month.
September 26th
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Grease star Olivia Newton-John was born on this day, marking yet another of the most common days in September.
December 20th
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Filmmaker Todd Phillips was born on December 20th.
September 18th
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Film icon Greta Garbo was born on this day, so you’re in good company if you share this most common day as your birthday.
September 16th
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Television star Amy Poehler was born on September 18th.
September 15th
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President William Howard Taft was born on this day. As you’ve probably noted, September has the most common days out of all 12 months.
September 20th
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Actor Jon Bernthal was born on this day, marking off yet another date in September.
July 7th
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Beatle Ringo Starr has a July 7th birthday, marking the last of our summer months when it comes to the most common days for births.
September 10th
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Film actor Colin Firth was born on this day.
September 17th
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Director Baz Luhrmann has a September 17th birthday.
September 12th
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Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has a September 12th birthday.
September 19th
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Jimmy Fallon was born on September 19th, which serves as further proof of September being home for the most common days for births out of the calendar year.
September 9th
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Adam Sandler was born on this day, and statistically, this is the most common birthday across the globe.
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