# How common is a 12 August birthday? Ranked 53rd of 365 in England and Wales

12 August ranks 53rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,835 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 53 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 85% of dates
- About 1,835 births a year, on average

Births on this date by year (England and Wales):

- 2025: 1,721 (ranked 125th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,785 (ranked 53rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,370 (ranked 299th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,794 (ranked 93rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,940 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,827 (ranked 54th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,826 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,538 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,638 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,086 (ranked 42nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,039 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,018 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,079 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,808 (ranked 282nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,099 (ranked 109th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,143 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,072 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,142 (ranked 16th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,696 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,653 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,989 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,907 (ranked 47th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,837 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,672 (ranked 204th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,377 (ranked 321st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,593 (ranked 252nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,873 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,920 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,935 (ranked 44th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,796 (ranked 211th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,725 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)

Most common date, 1995 to 2025: 26 September (1,927 births a year on average). Least common: 26 December (1,294). In 2025 alone the most common date was 28 May, with 1,844 births; across the full period it ranks 168th.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Births in England and Wales: 2025 (8 September 2026), Figure 5 data and Table 12 (live births by date of birth). Open Government Licence v3.0.