Dragon Ball Character Birthdays: Confirmed Dates and Sources

Our sources document birthdays for eight Dragon Ball characters in a 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump profile. The official Dragon Ball site separately lists Piccolo’s birthday as May 9. The profile gives Yamcha’s birthday as March 20, Bulma’s as August 18, and Chi-Chi’s as November 5, but it does not give a month-and-day birthday for Son Goku or the Turtle Hermit. It also includes the Ox Demon King, Lunch, Pu’er, Oolong, and Kuririn (Krillin). We keep the source beside each date so it’s clear which birthdays are documented.

Shueisha’s character profiles appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37, while the DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL SITE identifies May 9 as both Piccolo’s birthday and Piccolo Commemoration Day. These are separate records: the printed profile gives dates for its characters, and the official site identifies a date for Piccolo. April 16, a date often assigned to Goku, is identified as incorrect in the available reference information. The guidebooks discussed there give Goku’s birth year, not a month-and-day birthday. A birth year and a birthday are different details, so we keep them separate when checking a character’s date.

Key Takeaways

• We list eight birthdays from Shueisha’s 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37 character profiles: Yamcha on March 20, the Ox Demon King on May 6, Lunch on June 17, Bulma on August 18, Pu’er on September 2, Oolong on September 23, Kuririn (Krillin) on October 29, and Chi-Chi on November 5.
• The DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL SITE identifies Piccolo’s birthday as May 9 and also names the date Piccolo Commemoration Day, separate from the 1986 character profiles.
• The 1986 catalog gives no month-and-day birthday for Son Goku or the Turtle Hermit, and April 16 is incorrect as Goku’s confirmed birthday.
• The guidebooks discussed in the reference information give Goku’s birth year, not a month-and-day birthday, so we keep those details separate.

Which Dragon Ball Characters Have Known Birthdays?

Nine Dragon Ball characters have a specific month-and-day birthday in the records covered here. Eight dates come from character-biography data in the 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37 catalog, and Piccolo’s date comes from the official site.

The catalog profiles ten characters but does not give a specific birthday for Son Goku or the Turtle Hermit. We leave those dates out of the table because the catalog does not provide them. The table keeps each date beside its source, making the different records easy to distinguish. Yamcha’s March date, Lunch’s June date, and Chi-Chi’s November date come from catalog biographies. The official site identifies Piccolo’s May date as both his birthday and Piccolo Commemoration Day. A date can be useful to fans without being presented as though it appears in the story itself. English-language references may use different forms of character names. We list Kuririn with Krillin in parentheses and retain the spellings Pu’er and Lunch, so it’s easy to match each name to its biography entry. The catalog gives month-and-day dates, not full birth dates with years. We include only the information recorded in that source. Son Goku and the Turtle Hermit have no birthday entries in this catalog, regardless of their prominence in the series. To check a date, find the character’s name, then read across to the date and source. This applies to less widely recognized entries, too: the Ox Demon King’s May date, Pu’er’s September date, and Oolong’s September date come from the same catalog as Bulma’s and Yamcha’s.

How Were These Birthday Dates Established?

The birthday dates come from two records: Shueisha’s 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37 character catalog and a separate official-site identification for Piccolo. The catalog covers ten character profiles and gives a specific birthday for eight of them. It is a dated character-biography source, not a list of dates spoken in the Dragon Ball story.

These sources serve different purposes. The catalog gives dates in its printed character profiles, while the official site identifies Piccolo’s date as both his birthday and Piccolo Commemoration Day. Keeping the records distinct shows that the dates do not all come from one source.

A clear source label shows where each date comes from. “1986 catalog” identifies a birthday from the Weekly Shōnen Jump profiles, while “official site” identifies Piccolo’s separate entry. We keep these labels beside dates in the reference table and month-by-month list. If a date appears in both places, its label should still show which record supports it.

The catalog’s coverage sets a clear limit for the list. It includes ten profiles but gives no specific birthday for Son Goku or the Turtle Hermit. We don’t fill those gaps with dates from fan calendars or present circulating claims as catalog entries. For example, Yamcha’s date is labeled “1986 catalog,” while Piccolo’s date is labeled “official site.”

A birth year and a month-and-day birthday are different details. The catalog’s birthday entries give a month and day, not a full birth date with a year. We place the source beside each date so readers can see what the record actually provides and distinguish a birthday from other biographical details.

This approach gives each date a visible source, leaves gaps unfilled, and keeps Piccolo’s official-site identification separate from the printed profile entries. The labels describe the evidence for each date without suggesting that every birthday is stated in the manga or anime.

Which Characters Have Birthdays Each Month?

The birthdays in the available references fall in March, May, June, August, September, October, and November. This month-by-month guide includes only those dates, not every Dragon Ball character.

• March: Yamcha, March 20, from the 1986 character-biography profile.
• May: Ox Demon King, May 6, from the 1986 profile; Piccolo, May 9, identified separately by the official site as his birthday and Piccolo Commemoration Day.
• June: Lunch, June 17, from the 1986 profile.
• August: Bulma, August 18, from the 1986 profile.
• September: Pu’er, September 2, and Oolong, September 23, both from the 1986 profile.
• October: Kuririn (Krillin), October 29, from the 1986 profile.
• November: Chi-Chi, November 5, from the 1986 profile.

May has two entries from different sources. The Ox Demon King’s May 6 date comes from the printed character-biography data, while the official site identifies Piccolo’s May 9 birthday and names it Piccolo Commemoration Day. These labels keep the records distinct. September is the only other month in this guide with two birthdays. Pu’er’s date comes earlier in the month than Oolong’s, so the two entries are easy to distinguish. The other represented months each have one listed character: Yamcha in March, Lunch in June, Bulma in August, Kuririn in October, and Chi-Chi in November. The references covered here do not list a date for January, February, April, July, or December. We leave those months without entries rather than add dates that the cited records do not establish. A month with no entry here does not mean no Dragon Ball character could have a birthday then. It means these references do not list one. The month headings follow the dates, not a character’s role, family connections, or popularity. Scan the list by month or look for a character’s name and source label. We include Krillin beside Kuririn so readers who know either name can find the entry.

What Are Bulma, Yamcha, And Chi-Chi’s Birthdays?

Bulma’s listed birthday is August 18, Yamcha’s is March 20, and Chi-Chi’s is November 5. All three dates come from the 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37 character-biography catalog.

Bulma’s August 18 birthday appears in the catalog’s character profiles. She is an inventor and scientist whose work often brings her into Goku and his friends’ adventures. The catalog gives her month and day, not a full birth date with a year.

Yamcha’s listed birthday is March 20, according to the same 1986 catalog. He first appears as a desert bandit before becoming an ally of Goku. Keeping the date beside his name makes it easy to find his entry among the familiar characters.

Chi-Chi’s November 5 birthday also comes from the 1986 catalog. She is the Ox Demon King’s daughter and later becomes Goku’s wife. The catalog gives her a separate entry from her father’s May 6 birthday.

Kuririn, also known as Krillin, has a listed birthday of October 29 in the 1986 catalog. Both names refer to the same character, so we write “Kuririn (Krillin)” to help readers find the entry. The date belongs to one character profile, not a separate record for each spelling.

The other catalog profiles include Lunch, Pu’er, and Oolong. Lunch’s birthday is June 17, Pu’er’s is September 2, and Oolong’s is September 23. Each date comes from the 1986 character-biography data. Lunch is known for changing personality when she sneezes, Pu’er is Yamcha’s cat companion, and Oolong is a pig who can shapeshift.

The Ox Demon King’s May 6 birthday is another catalog date. His entry may help readers looking up Chi-Chi’s family or checking the catalog’s other characters. His date is separate from Chi-Chi’s November birthday.

Piccolo’s May 9 birthday comes from a different record. The official site also names the date Piccolo Commemoration Day. This date is not from the 1986 catalog, so we keep its source label distinct from the character-profile entries.

The catalog gives these characters specific month-and-day dates, from Yamcha’s March entry to Chi-Chi’s November entry. Bulma, Kuririn (Krillin), Lunch, Pu’er, Oolong, and the Ox Demon King also have entries in that source. Piccolo’s birthday has a separate official-site source.

Does Goku Have An Official Birthday?

No. Son Goku does not have a confirmed month-and-day birthday in the available reference information. The 1986 character catalog gives no specific birthday for him, so it does not support assigning him a calendar date.

April 16 is an incorrect birthday claim for Goku. The guidebooks discussed in the reference information give birth years, not April 16 or another confirmed month-and-day date. A birth year tells us the year a character was born, while a month-and-day birthday gives a calendar date. One cannot be used to fill in the other.

Fans may see a date assigned to Goku on a calendar, but a date’s popularity does not make it confirmed. We don’t present a fan-calendar entry or another unsupported date as Goku’s official birthday. The catalog gives no specific birthday for him.

The same distinction applies to Gohan and Trunks. Popular birthday dates for both characters are identified as unsupported or incorrect in the available reference information. A date repeated in fan lists is not established if the references do not support it.

A character profile can include one biographical detail without giving every other detail. For Goku, the cited guidebooks provide a birth year, while the catalog gives no month and day. When checking a birthday list, look at what kind of date the source actually provides instead of turning a year into a full birthday.

Lists can make it easy to confuse birth years with calendar dates when they place them side by side. A year alone cannot confirm a day in April or any other month. April 16 should not be presented as Goku’s confirmed birthday. Popular dates for Gohan and Trunks should likewise remain labeled unsupported or incorrect.

Why Do Birthday Lists Disagree?

Birthday lists can mix printed character profiles, official-site commemorations, and dates repeated without support. The catalog birthdays in this article come from Shueisha’s 1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 37 character-biography data. The DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL SITE separately identifies Piccolo’s May 9 date as both his birthday and Piccolo Commemoration Day. These entries come from different records, so we keep their sources distinct. Repetition can make an unsupported date look settled. April 16, for example, should not be presented as Goku’s confirmed birthday. The guidebooks discussed in the reference information give Goku a birth year, while the character catalog gives no specific month-and-day date for him. Repeating a calendar entry does not turn a birth year into a birthday or fill the catalog’s gap. The same caution applies to the Turtle Hermit. The catalog gives no specific date for him, and guessing would add information that the profile does not contain. A blank entry is more accurate than a date with no named source. When dates conflict, check what kind of record supports each one. A printed profile, an official-site commemoration, and an unsupported claim are not interchangeable. Use these steps to sort them:

1. Find the named source beside the character’s date. Yamcha’s, Bulma’s, and Chi-Chi’s catalog entries come from the 1986 character-biography data. Piccolo’s May 9 date comes from the separate official-site identification.
2. Check whether the source gives a month and day. A birth year alone is not a calendar birthday, and Goku’s birth year does not confirm April 16.
3. Look for an explicit entry for the character. The catalog gives no specific date for Son Goku or the Turtle Hermit, so leave those dates blank rather than guessing.
4. Separate unsupported claims from sourced dates. A date repeated in calendars is not confirmed just because many lists include it. April 16 remains an incorrect claim for Goku.

A date’s source can be easy to overlook when a list presents every entry in the same format. A table may place Yamcha’s catalog birthday beside Piccolo’s commemoration date, but the labels show that they come from separate records. Without those labels, the entries can look as if they have the same origin. A careful birthday entry names its source and shows whether it gives a month and day. This makes it clear whether the date comes from a printed profile, a separate official-site identification, or a record with no support in the references covered here. The catalog gives no month-and-day entry for Goku or the Turtle Hermit. Piccolo’s May 9 date remains tied to Piccolo Commemoration Day.

How Can You Use This Birthday List?

Use the reference table to find a character by name, or scan the month grouping for a birthday in a particular part of the year. The table is quicker when you already know who you’re looking for. The month grouping is useful when you want to browse by date. Check the name forms as well as the dates. We list Kuririn with Krillin in parentheses, so readers using either name can find the same entry. Searching for Pu’er, Lunch, or the Ox Demon King can also bring up a profile that may be less familiar than Bulma’s or Yamcha’s. Keep the source label with each date when you share it in a post, message, or fan calendar. Label Piccolo’s May 9 birthday “official site,” not “1986 catalog.” The Ox Demon King’s May 6 entry should be labeled “1986 catalog.” Piccolo’s entry is separate because the official site also identifies May 9 as Piccolo Commemoration Day. The month grouping does not cover every month or every Dragon Ball character. It includes dates established by the cited material, not a complete birthday calendar for the cast. If a character has no entry here, don’t treat a blank month or missing table row as a birthday date. You can explore character biographies and related Dragon Ball lore for more context. Keep a character’s birth year separate from a month-and-day birthday, since a year does not provide a specific calendar date. This distinction helps when a biography includes one detail but not the other.

Keep The Source With The Date

If you’re adding Dragon Ball birthdays to a personal calendar, make a source note for each entry before setting a reminder. Use “1986 Weekly Shōnen Jump character biography” for the eight catalog dates, and label Piccolo’s entry “official site.” This keeps the source visible in a calendar export or screenshot.

If a character’s birthday is not listed, leave the date field blank instead of borrowing one from a fan calendar. For Son Goku, Gohan, and Trunks, don’t present a popular claim as a confirmed birthday. For the Turtle Hermit, the absence of a catalog date does not support assigning a particular day.

When you make a character-lore note, record what the source actually gives: a month and day, a birth year, or no birthday entry. These labels prevent a birth year from being mistaken for a full birthday. They also help when comparing a character profile with a separate commemoration or anniversary entry.

Before sharing a birthday graphic or list, check that every date has a matching source label. If a name or date has no matching record in your notes, remove it from the confirmed-birthday list or mark it clearly as unconfirmed.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why are Dragon Ball characters named after food?

Many Dragon Ball names use wordplay, and food-based names are one recurring joke. Saiyan names often play on vegetables, such as Vegeta and Raditz, whose names echo “vegetable” and “radish.”

2. What are Dragon Ball characters named after?

Dragon Ball uses several naming themes, not just food. Saiyan names often refer to vegetables, while names in Bulma’s family are linked to underwear and clothing, including Trunks and Briefs.