# In which month were you born? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 24, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928 "2017-03-24T17:13:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/21 "2017-03-25T14:46:16Z")
> [@Waxwinged](#): > > July… though my baby sis was born June, and my own kid’s coming (ideally) June. Wonder what the moral of that particular set of facts is. My mother’s theory was that planned babies are more often born (to mothers who are young enough to have ample time to wait) no later than early summer because many women don’t want to face the heat and humidity of July and August in their third trimester. My brother was born in mid-June, and my parents had planned to put their second baby plans on hiatus for a few months if he would’ve of been conceived more than a couple weeks later. Maybe this went into your family’s thoughts too? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/22 "2017-03-25T14:50:50Z")
My user name is a hint to the day I was born. Guess. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/23 "2017-03-25T15:08:24Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My user name is a hint to the day I was born. > > Guess. To quote Bob Seger: “Shit, I’ve known that for 10 years!” Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/24 "2017-03-25T18:28:16Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My user name is a hint to the day I was born. > > Guess. I am the day after. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/25 "2017-03-25T22:02:31Z")
October, which appears to be the leader with Dopesters at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/26 "2017-03-25T22:28:07Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Valentine’s day activities would result in births around November 6th, so we may see numbers for October and November running higher than predicted. It’s actually far more complicated: [A Time to Be Born](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/03/what_democrats_should_do_to_capitalize_on_the_defeat_of_trumpcare.html) > [@](#): > > For the United States, the researchers looked at birth records by state from the Census Bureau dating back to 1931. They found that a surge in births happens at the same time every year for particular locations. Before the baby boom era, November was the most common month to be born in Florida. In Ohio, it was June. More recently, the top birth times for each state have shifted. Peak months in the United States are now later in the year and occur closer together, but the pattern has remained, with northern states having slightly earlier peak birth months than southern states. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/27 "2017-03-26T11:26:10Z")
My folks were married in Aug of 52. I was born in Jan of 54. I guess it took them a while to figure things out. Then my sister in May 55 and bro in Aug 56… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/28 "2017-03-26T12:17:28Z")
> [@Arrendajo](#): > > I was born exactly 10 months after my parents got married. Not much of a honeymoon. 9 months plus 10 days for me. And both were virgins. Luckily they discovered contraception shortly thereafter. ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/29 "2017-03-26T14:20:13Z")
Next month. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/30 "2017-03-26T14:23:18Z")
December. I was told that I’m the result of a March blizzard. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/31 "2017-03-26T16:04:58Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > It’s actually far more complicated: > > [A Time to Be Born](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/03/what_democrats_should_do_to_capitalize_on_the_defeat_of_trumpcare.html) Very interesting! But as of the present, my prediction for October and November having relatively more births than other months has come true (amongst dopers at least) so I’m going to be smug about that. 😃 Especially since it was not the case when I initially posted about the possibility. Numbers then were too small to say much about the data. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/32 "2017-03-26T16:40:41Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > How do I see poll results on Tapatalk? Or can i? Hmmmm… > > Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. Click on the three dots on the top right corner of the thread. Choose Web View. If you’re logged in you can see results and vote. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/33 "2017-03-26T18:23:49Z")
Android phone. I get nothing. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/34 "2017-03-26T18:25:01Z")
Maybe it’s not an adequate device afterall. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![ToughLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@ToughLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToughLife)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/35 "2017-03-26T18:47:01Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Very interesting! > > But as of the present, my prediction for October and November having relatively more births than other months has come true (amongst dopers at least) so I’m going to be smug about that. 😃 > > Especially since it was not the case when I initially posted about the possibility. Numbers then were too small to say much about the data. the poll has 182 responses so far but [here](http://www.panix.com/~murphy/bday.html) the sample is much bigger (480,040 people), so it looks like your smugness is justified somewhat 🙂 btw this research was inspired by newsgroup alt.fan. **cecil-adams** on Usenet ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/36 "2017-03-26T19:03:46Z")
July 4th 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/37 "2017-03-27T02:17:53Z")
I’m most likely a New Year’s accident. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/38 "2017-03-27T15:21:59Z")
Early August. I’ve 2 brothers in June, 2 brothers in September, 2 sisters in November, a sister just missed Christmas and a brother in January. My kids are Dec, Jan, March, and July a few days before his mom. My parents were May and October. My in-laws were Aug and Dec. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/39 "2017-03-27T16:50:58Z")
> [@ToughLife](#): > > the poll has 182 responses so far > but [here](http://www.panix.com/~murphy/bday.html) the sample is much bigger (480,040 people), so it looks like your smugness is justified somewhat 🙂 > > btw this research was inspired by > newsgroup alt.fan. **cecil-adams** on Usenet Yay cecil-adams usenet. Damn, been ages and ages since I visited there! ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928/40 "2017-03-28T01:54:56Z")
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