These 2 Leap Day babies were born in Louisville. They won't turn 16 until 2088. (2024)

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These 2 Leap Day babies were born in Louisville. They won't turn 16 until 2088.? ›

They won't turn 16 until 2088. Two Leap Day babies were born at UofL Health early on Thursday morning. So, when do they get to celebrate their birthday? Leap Day only occurs once every four years, so those born on the 29^th don't always get the opportunity to celebrate the day of.

2. People born on Leap Day are called "leaplings" or "leapers." While other parents call their little ones "cutie" or "sweetie pie," you can call your February 29 baby a "leaper" or a "leapling" (how adorable is that?).

2016: You'd be 8 years old or 2. 2020: You'd be 4 years old or 1. 2024: Happy birthday! You're a newborn, and the Leap Day math does not apply to your age until the next Leap Year in 2028, where you'll be 4 years old and 1 in Leap Day years.

Jumping into the strange science of leap years

In total we'll adjust down by 10%, which gets us to our estimated number of babies to be born in the U.S. on February 29, 2024 of 8,852.

For example, in the United Kingdom, a leapling's age is calculated by taking the number of years passed divided by four. In the United States, the age is calculated by simply adding one year to the individual's age on the last leap year.

If you're born in a leap year, when can you legally drink, vote, or drive? Legality in terms of drinking and voting is not impacted by leap years, even if someone is "technically" not 18 or 21. If you're born on February 29, your birthday would be observed after 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28 — or March 1 — on non-leap years.

For children born in a leap year, a different date is chosen for their birthday. Although it is not established, some consider that those who were born before noon on February 29 celebrate their birthday on the 28th of the month, and if they were born after 12 o'clock, they will opt for March 1.

Babies are born every 8 seconds, every day. As long as the human race has existed there has never been a day, ever, when babies were not born. There are approximately 8 Billion people on earth, and only 365 days a year.

February 29th: February 29th (Leap Day during Leap Year) is the rarest birthday with only a one in roughly 1,460 chance of being born on this date. February is one of the least popular months for new births. The second rarest birthday is Christmas Eve, December 24th.

What happens if you're born on February 29? Most people born on February 29 — called "leaplings" — will either celebrate their birthday on February 28 or March 1 during non-leap years. But nothing is stopping them dragging the festivities out to a two-day birthday celebration.

What is the least common birthday? ›

The least common birthday is leap day, or February 29. But because the day only occurs once every four years, it's obvious it would yield the least amount of birthdays. The rarest birthday of the 365 annual calendar days is Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

The most common birthday in the United States, according to data collected over two decades, is September 9. That's right, it's the real labor day!

Leap year babies are called “leapers” or “leaplings.”

You'd get a special name, too, if you had to wait four years to celebrate your birthday.

It doesn't mean you age slower than anyone else, but you only celebrate your birthday every four years, meaning that you could be four years old and still a senior in high school! Approximately four million people (about twice the population of New Mexico) from the Earth's population are leap babies.

For the 4.8 million "leaplings" around the world born on "Leap Day," February 29th, their actual birthday only comes around once every four years. The probability of being born on Leap Day is 1 in 1461 – and Leap Day babies try to find the humor in the challenges.

1980: You'd be 40 years old or 10. 1984: You'd be 36 years old or 9. 1988: You'd be 32 years old or 8. 1992: You'd be 28 years old or 7.

The probability of being born on Leap Day is 1 in 1461 – and Leap Day babies try to find the humor in the challenges.