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With the 2024-25 NFL season in full swing, we have collected data about all of the players of the 2024-25 rosters to find out what are the most common names, initials, birthdays, countries of birth and cities of birth of this season’s NFL players.
Key Findings:
- The most common name is Jordan – 25 players in the NFL are named Jordan
- The most common first name initial is “J” – 337 players in the NFL have a name starting with “J”
- The most common country of birth is the United States – 1,572 players in the NFL were born in the US
- The most common city of birth is – Houston, Texas – 27 players in the NFL were born in Houston, Texas
- The most common birth month is September – 166 players in the NFL were born in September
- The most common weekday of birth is Thursday – 306 players in the NFL were born on a Thursday
- The most common astrological sign is Virgo – 175 players in the NFL are a Virgo
In Detail: NFL Players by the Numbers
To see the top results in all of the above-mentioned categories, feel free to have a look at the interactive tables below.
You can also have a look at our NFL Betting Odds page to wager on the latest NFL betting lines.
METHODOLOGY
- The list of players was collected from the rosters available at pro-football-reference.com
- Following the data collection, the data was cleaned and analyzed with the help of Python
- In total, data of nearly 2000 players was collected (including reserve players)
- If some of the player information was missing in a specific category, the player was omitted from that part of the analysis
