# How common is a 16 August birthday? Ranked 123rd of 365 in England and Wales

16 August ranks 123rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,807 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 123 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 66% of dates
- About 1,807 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,302 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,745 (ranked 117th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,742 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,749 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,861 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,425 (ranked 336th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,945 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,903 (ranked 127th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,077 (ranked 12th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,968 (ranked 170th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,600 (ranked 350th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,712 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,030 (ranked 94th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,151 (ranked 65th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,064 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,964 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,689 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,778 (ranked 280th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,135 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,002 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,957 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,745 (ranked 237th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,530 (ranked 281st of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,775 (ranked 71st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,848 (ranked 12th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,758 (ranked 116th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,737 (ranked 201st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,422 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,577 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,903 (ranked 98th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,914 (ranked 94th 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.