The Aporia · Canadians most likely to be born on Sept. 20, Statistics Canada reports

Statistics Canada reported that September 20 is the most common birth date for Canadians from 1995 to 2025, followed closely by September 18 and September 25. This trend aligns with a larger pattern where 16 of the top 20 birth dates fall in September due to conception around Christmas time, given that an average pregnancy lasts about nine months. Notably, February 29 is the least common birth date, followed by Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. The article also highlights unusual statistics for New Year’s babies, who are less likely to be born on December 31 or January 1 compared to other dates.

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Statistics Canada reports that September 20 is the most common birth date for Canadians between 1995 and 2025. The second and third most frequent birthdays are September 18 and 25, respectively. Of the top 20 days to be born, 16 fall in September, with July and August also having above-average numbers of births. This trend is partly attributed to conception around Christmas time, as a human gestation period averages about 267 days, placing December 28 at the midpoint of pregnancy for those born on September 20. Notable individuals born on this date include hockey star Guy Lafleur and author George R.R. Martin.

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🔮 That might seem random, but it’s part of a larger trend.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Canadians most likely to be born on Sept. 20, Statistics Canada reports

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Reader’s Digest reports that, in 2022, Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas gave its first baby of the year a large gift basket filled with diapers and baby supplies.

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🔮 That might seem random, but it’s part of a larger trend.

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Canadians most likely to be born on Sept. 20, Statistics Canada reports · assertive framing

If you had a birthday last month, happy belated. asserted

you → have → birthday

Also, you’re not that special. asserted

you → ’re → ?

Statistics Canada has just released information on the number of live births in Canada, broken down by month and, even further, by date. asserted

Canada → release → date

Upon crunching the numbers, they determined that Sept. 20 was the most likely date on which to be born between 1995 and 2025. asserted

Sept. → crunch → 1995

That might seem random, but it’s part of a larger trend. uncertain

it → seem → trend

You have to dig down to the ninth most common birthday to find one that falls in another month — July 5 to be exact. asserted

that → have → month

In all, 16 of the 20 most common days on which to be born are in September. asserted

16 → bear → September

That’s true. asserted

That → ’ → ?

Subtract that from Sept. 20 and you get Dec. 28, right in the middle of the Christmas holidays. asserted

you → subtract → holidays

Some of the (many) people born on Sept. 20 include hockey star Guy Lafleur, author George R.R. Martin and Italian actress Sophia Loren. asserted

Some → bear → Lafleur

The least common birthday, not surprisingly, was Feb. 29, since that date only occurs once every four years. asserted

date → occur → ?

Far more babies were born in summer months that winter ones. asserted

babies → bear → ones

One of the more surprising revelations was that Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 were unlikely days on which to be born, falling 359th and 362nd, respectively. asserted

Dec. → bear → which

Some famous New Year’s babies include Australian actress Angourie Rice, authors E.M. Forster and J.D. Salinger, and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. asserted

babies → include → Rice

Reader’s Digest reports that, in 2022, Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas gave its first baby of the year a large gift basket filled with diapers and baby supplies. asserted

Hospital → report → diapers

The following year, Kaleida Health’s Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., presented New Year’s twins with a basket of baby essentials and a $1,000 savings bond. asserted

Hospital → present → essentials

And last year Prudential Financial rolled out a $150 “Generation Beta Baby Bonus” for any baby born in the U.S. on Jan. 1, the official start of the next generation. asserted

Financial → roll → generation

It was a nice bit of PR and a nudge for new parents to start saving early for things like education and their own retirement. asserted

parents → start → education

Perhaps people aren’t doing the math required to have a baby born at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. asserted

people → do → Eve

Or maybe they’re too busy worrying about taxes in early April to get busy with other things. asserted

they → ’re → things

Canadians most likely to be born on Sept. 20, Statistics Canada reports

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