The most and least common dates of the year to be born... are YOU one of the ... trends now
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If you have ever wondered how common your birthday is, look no further.
A heat map shared online reveals more people are born in September and July, while the rarest birthdays are in November, December and January.
September 12, 18, 25 and 26 - which are all around nine months after the holiday season - were found to be the most common days for births.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, around Christmas is one of the least likely days to be born, along with New Year's Day. But some that may shock people are July 4 and late November.
A heat map shared online reveals more people are born in September and July, while the rarest birthdays are in November, December and January
The popular birthdays in September are widely believed to be due to the cold weather experienced during the previous winter, encouraging more people to stay indoors.
September 9 is the most common in this dataset, with September 19 as the second.
Following a customary gestation period, many of these babies would, in theory, have been conceived on December 17 and December 27.
The map also shows that public holidays - including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and the Fourth of July- are the least-likely days for births.
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