What was the most common birthday in Metropolitan France in 2002?

Name: Metropolitan France births by day, 2002
Creator: INSEE
Published: 2026-09-15

Published by Birthday Traffic · September 15, 2026 · Sources and method

May 7most births in 2002a Tuesday, 2,543 births
March 24fewest births in 2002a Sunday, 1,494 births
Julybusiest month per day2,193 births per day
77%weekend levelSaturday and Sunday against a weekday, per day; Tuesday busiest

In 2002, Metropolitan France recorded 761,630 births over 365 days, 2,087 on an average day. The busiest single date was May 7, a Tuesday, with 2,543 births; the quietest was March 24, a Sunday, with 1,494. July was the busiest month per day and Tuesday the busiest weekday; a Saturday or Sunday recorded about 77% of a weekday’s births. Within one year each date has one weekday, so every table here names it. The multi-year ranking for Metropolitan France is on its own page.

Every day of 2002 in Metropolitan France: recorded births

Every day of 2002 in calendar order as one line, with the busiest and quietest dates marked and the year’s average day drawn across it.

The regular dips are weekends. The deepest dips are fixed holidays.

The busiest dates of 2002

Dates of 2002 with the most recorded births in Metropolitan France
Date	Weekday	Births	% of an average day
May 7	Tuesday	2,543	121.9
September 17	Tuesday	2,458	117.8
June 25	Tuesday	2,448	117.3
May 17	Friday	2,445	117.2
July 9	Tuesday	2,438	116.8
October 15	Tuesday	2,429	116.4
July 24	Wednesday	2,428	116.4
July 30	Tuesday	2,428	116.4
May 6	Monday	2,419	115.9
May 14	Tuesday	2,419	115.9
October 1	Tuesday	2,419	115.9

11 dates are listed because the tenth total is shared.

The quietest dates of 2002

Dates of 2002 with the fewest recorded births in Metropolitan France
Date	Weekday	Births	% of an average day
March 24	Sunday	1,494	71.6
April 7	Sunday	1,505	72.1
February 24	Sunday	1,509	72.3
March 17	Sunday	1,523	73.0
June 9	Sunday	1,526	73.1
December 25	Wednesday	1,533	73.5
June 2	Sunday	1,541	73.9
January 1	Tuesday	1,550	74.3
November 17	Sunday	1,554	74.5
March 10	Sunday	1,556	74.6

2002 by weekday and by month

Metropolitan France, 2002: births per day by weekday

Seven columns, Monday to Sunday, average recorded births per day in 2002.

Metropolitan France, 2002: births per day by weekday
Weekday	Days	Births per day
Tuesday	53	2,287
Friday	52	2,235
Thursday	52	2,234
Wednesday	52	2,204
Monday	52	2,199
Saturday	52	1,804
Sunday	52	1,639

Metropolitan France, 2002: births per day by month
Month	Births	Births per day
July	67,968	2,193
October	66,644	2,150
September	64,203	2,140
August	65,735	2,120
May	64,383	2,077
June	62,181	2,073
December	64,189	2,071
January	63,884	2,061
April	61,725	2,058
November	61,411	2,047
February	57,216	2,043
March	62,091	2,003

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Sources, method and limits

Source: INSEE, T79jnais, daily births in metropolitan France, open licence of the publisher. Metropolitan France only; the whole-of-France detail file behind the 2025 page is a separate series. 761,630 births over 365 days; the weekday of each day is taken from the calendar date. One year, one country, one series.

Every figure above comes from the administrative records named here, at the granularity those records publish: a day, a month or a year. Coverage and definitions differ between countries and eras, so two sources are combined only where their documentation states the windows are separate, and the page where that happens says so.

Full method, leap-day treatment and definitions.

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