Random Baby Facts
What color are most babies' eyes at birth?
blue
What month is the most common month to have a birthday?
September
What is the most common baby boy name in the US right now? Based on 2024 data
True or false: Babies can hear inside and outside the womb, and they can react to their mother's voice.
True!
How many diapers does a baby go through in their first year of life? (average)
1,000-2,000
2,500-3,000
3,500-4,500
2,500-3,000
What is the first color newborns can recognize, other than black and white?
red
What is the most popular birthday to have? Give a specific date.
September 9: The most common birthday
September 19: The second most common birthday
September 12: The third most common birthday
September 17: The fourth most common birthday
September 10: The fifth most common birthday
July 7: The sixth most common birthday
September 20: The seventh most common birthday
September 15: The eighth most common birthday
September 16: The ninth most common birthday
September 18: The tenth most common birthday
What is the most common baby girl name in the US right now? Based on 2024 data
Olivia
True or False: Babies cry in the womb.
False.
How much does the average newborn weigh?
7 lbs 6 oz
Which of the following is the size of a newborn's stomach on Day 1 of life?
Strawberry, golf ball, marble, peach
a marble
What is the least popular birthday to have? Give a specific date. (Other than leap day 2/29, which only happens every 4 years)
December 25: Christmas Day is the least common birthday in the United States
January 1: New Year's Day is the second least common birthday
December 24: Christmas Eve is the third least common birthday
July 4: Independence Day is the fourth least common birthday
What was the most popular boy name in the year most of you were born (2011)? Girl name?
Boy - Aiden
Girl - Sophia
True or False: Babies born in May are often heavier than babies born in other months.
True
On average, how many hours do newborns sleep in a 24 hour period?
14-17 hours
Even though some babies cry a lot, they don't produce THESE until 3 weeks of age.
tears
What is a "golden" birthday?
Your golden birthday is the year you turn the same age as your birthday – for example, turning 25 on the 25th, or 31 on the 31st.
What is the most popular boy name in the U.S. in the past 100 years?
The most popular boy name over the past 100 years is James. More than 4.5 million boys have been named James, nearly 3 percent of all boys born during that time. Though it has ranked as low as the 19th most popular name, it was number 1 from 1940-1952.
True or False: 80% of babies are born with a birthmark of some sort.
True
What year was Mrs. Fowler born?
1996
How many taste buds do newborns have when born?
10,000 - 100,000 - 1,000 - 30,000
Babies have about 30,000 taste buds when they’re born. This is three times as many as adults. This is accounted for by the baby having taste buds not only on their tongue, but also on the sides and roof of their mouths as well as on the tonsils and back of the throat. Despite this, they apparently can’t taste salt until they’re about 4 months old.
How common is it to have the same birthday as your child/parent? What are the odds?
While statistically unlikely, it is possible for a parent and child to share the same birthday as birthdays are randomly distributed throughout the year; the odds of this happening are considered very low, around 1 in 365
Most popular girl name in the past 100 years?
The most popular girl name over the past 100 years is Mary. Almost 3.5 million girls have been named Mary—about 2 percent of all girls born during that time. It was the number 1 or 2 name from the beginning of record keeping until 1965, when it started to slide.
Newborns have more bones than adults.
True! A baby comes into the world with more bones than an adult. However, over time, these extra bones eventually fuse together. A newborn is born with around 300 bones, but by the time the baby has grown into adulthood, he or she will have only 206 bones.
On average, how many babies are born a day in the US? (guess within 100 and you get it right!)
In the United States, about 9,852 babies are born each day, according to the CDC.