Finding people’s information online is easy if you have the right tools. Below is a comprehensive look at the best ways to find someone’s birthday online.

1. Ask around

If you have any mutual friends or you know the person’s family, the best way is probably just to ask if they know when the person’s birthday is. Even if they can’t tell you off the top of their head, they may offer some better ways to find out the information for you.

2. Check their social media accounts

If you’re connected with the person on any social media, take a look at their bio to see if they put their birthday there. For example, if you’re friends with the person on Facebook, go to their About section > Contact and basic info for their birthday details. If not, you can go through their posts to see if any of them mention it being their birthday.

If you’re still not having any luck, try scouring a mutual friend’s posts to look for pictures they are tagged – maybe you can find some friends’ posts wishing a happy birthday to them by tagging them in posts.

3. Use a people finder tool

If you can’t get the person’s birthday information from social media platforms, or you’re not sure if they put their real birthday information on the site (because many people don’t write real birthdays on social media), a people finder tool may be a better option.

People finders are dedicated search engines that can be used to find exclusively people-related information, including names, phone numbers, birthday info, emails, addresses, social media accounts, pics, and more.

Here are the 4 best people search engines that came up on top during our test:

• TruthFinder: One of the best people search tools you can use. It lets you find comprehensive people-related information by name, number, and address and includes those details plus email addresses, associated names, possible relatives and associates, criminal records, marriage records, and more.
• Intelius: Run a deep search with the site, by name, phone, or physical address. It finds those details and others like whether the person is married, their past and current address, contact info, birthdates, and more.
• Social Catfish: A surprising amount of data can be found with the tool, including social media profiles and family members. You can search by name, phone, email address, social media username, and even pictures.
• Peoplefinders: Another way to search for people by name or phone number.

Just type the person’s name into these tools and you might find all sorts of data on the person, from their full name and list of relatives to phone numbers, email addresses, online usernames, work history, friends, and more. The report from these websites might look like this:

4. Use an ancestry service

If you’re interested in viewing someone’s birth record information, a better solution is to use an ancestry website. Ancestry services allow you to find birth records information such as when and where someone was born, who their relatives are, and more.

You can start your basic research with ancestry.com – one of the largest daily history databases on the internet, but know that this site does require paid access for more detailed information. Another option is FamilySearch, which provides someone’s birth date and general location. The service works in the US, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and other places.