{"id":14093,"date":"2019-12-23T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/23\/why-are-so-few-people-born-on-christmas-day-new-years-and-other-holidays\/"},"modified":"2019-12-23T09:14:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T09:14:00","slug":"why-are-so-few-people-born-on-christmas-day-new-years-and-other-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/why-are-so-few-people-born-on-christmas-day-new-years-and-other-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are so Few People Born on Christmas Day, New Year's and Other Holidays?"},"content":{"rendered":"
 
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Christmas and New Year’s are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don’t celebrate on those days is a birthday.<\/p>\n

That’s because Dec. 25 is the least popular day in the U.S.<\/a>, Australia<\/a> and New Zealand<\/a> to give birth. In England, Wales<\/a> and Ireland<\/a>, it’s the second-least popular, behind Dec. 26, when Brits celebrate Boxing Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So why do people have fewer babies on holidays like Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s – the second-least popular birthday in the U.S.?<\/p>\n

I am<\/a> personally interested in the question because my wife was a New Year’s Day baby<\/a>. And as an economist, I find these data puzzles fascinating.<\/p>\n

Least and most popular birthdays<\/h2>\n

All of the least-favored days in the U.S. are tied to holidays, whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s, Fourth of July or Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Depending on the year and place, between 30% and 40% fewer babies are born on Dec. 25 than on the peak day of the year.<\/p>\n