date of birth

noun phrase

: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date
Give your full name and date of birth.

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The prosecution entered Mia's passport into court records under seal, with her true name and date of birth shown only to jurors. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 May 2025 This will include name, date of birth, email address, mailing address and other pertinent information. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 When applying for benefits, claimants were required to provide their name, date of birth, Social Security number, and address, as well as their employer's name, wages, and period of employment. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 In return, the culprits uncovered customers' names, dates of birth, government IDs, and masked Social Security and bank account numbers. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025 Along with the photo is a date of birth, TxGANG ID number and a few lines accusing Garcia Casique of being a member of Tren de Aragua, the violent Venezuelan street gang. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025 You will be asked to enter basic personal information to secure your account, including your name, date of birth, mailing address, and more. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025 Per press reports, Brown appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court wearing a black T-shirt and jogging bottoms, speaking to confirm his name, date of birth, and giving the Lowry Hotel as his address. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2025 Instead, the request prioritized other data fields, including name, date of birth, address, contact information, Social Security number, citizenship status and information about household members, the emails show. Stephen Fowler, NPR, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of date of birth was in 1789

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“Date of birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20of%20birth. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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