Ali weighed 7 pounds 5.5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
Ali, Kamolova, and father Bobur Mukhamedjanov declined to be interviewed about their big day, but all are doing well.
Eliana Curtis became Springfield’s newest resident when she was born at 12:55 a.m. at Mercy Health Springfield to parents Desirea and Brayden Curtis, and 6-year-old brother Nakhi.
Eliana was 7 pounds 4.2 ounces and 20.5 inches long.
Premier Health had a very busy Jan. 1. Koah Murray was welcomed by parents Kaniya Murray and Andre Murray Jr. of Mason, and an older brother, at 12:24 a.m. at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Premier’s first baby of 2026.
Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton saw the births of 11 babies between midnight and 2 p.m. on Jan. 1, Premier Health reported.
All the area’s Jan. 1 newborns share their birthday with actors Angourie Rice and Colin Morgan, hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash, authors E.M. Forster and J.D. Salinger, and historical seamstress Betsy Ross.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that more than 370,000 babies were born on Jan. 1, 2026, though exact figures are not yet available.
Last year, more than 395,000 babies were born on Jan. 1 worldwide with India (69,944), China (49,940) and Nigeria (25,685) leading the way, according to UNICEF.
The United States is expected to have between 10,000 and 11,000 children born on Jan. 1 this year.
New Year’s Day is typically a lower birth day than non-holiday dates in the U.S. because doctors schedule fewer C-sections on public holidays, leading to fewer births, according to UNICEF.
The most common birthday in the U.S. is Sept. 9 according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Social Security Administration.
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