# How much age difference between you and your next closest sibling? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749 "2012-08-26T20:30:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/1 "2012-08-26T20:30:41Z")
Poll about birth spacing. Whoever is closest to you in age, whether older or younger. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/2 "2012-08-26T20:31:13Z")
21 years ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/3 "2012-08-26T20:33:39Z")
My sister is 15½ months younger than me. Irish Catholic Mom. Eisenhower administration. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/4 "2012-08-26T20:38:07Z")
Eleven years. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/5 "2012-08-26T20:44:02Z")
He’s six years younger than me. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/6 "2012-08-26T20:49:21Z")
I have one sister and she’s younger than me by 15 months. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/7 "2012-08-26T20:53:24Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > My sister is 15½ months younger than me. Irish Catholic Mom. Eisenhower administration. Irish Catholic mom (and dad). Eisenhower administration. My sister is 11 months younger than me. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/8 "2012-08-26T20:55:34Z")
I’m the youngest by 11 1/2 years (or as I do, round up to 12, much to sis’s disapproval). 😉 I have a friend who is the youngest by 10 months. Catholic, but in the Philippines. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/9 "2012-08-26T20:58:36Z")
Im the only. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/10 "2012-08-26T21:03:51Z")
I am the youngest by 8 years. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/11 "2012-08-26T21:11:11Z")
Older sister is 4.5 years older Older brother (deceased) was 3.5 years older Younger sister 22 years younger ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/12 "2012-08-26T21:16:36Z")
Fourteen months older and twenty-four months younger. ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/13 "2012-08-26T21:42:22Z")
Two years older, to the day. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/14 "2012-08-26T21:46:53Z")
I am 10 months and 3 weeks younger than my brother. Parents not Catholic, just horny. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/15 "2012-08-26T21:47:52Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > Irish Catholic mom (and dad). Eisenhower administration. My sister is 11 months younger than me. Fifteen months. Irish Catholic mom and dad. Johnson administration. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/16 "2012-08-26T21:48:57Z")
Twin posts. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/17 "2012-08-26T21:55:35Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Poll about birth spacing. Whoever is closest to you in age, whether older or younger. My twin sister came out seven minutes before me. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/18 "2012-08-26T21:56:53Z")
Older brother is about 4 minutes older. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/19 "2012-08-26T22:01:49Z")
14 months. Jewish mother who carefully planned her children for minimum career impact. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749/20 "2012-08-26T22:03:00Z")
I’m 2 years 11 months older than my only sibling. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749.md?page=2)