# How common is a 17 August birthday? Ranked 167th of 365 in England and Wales

17 August ranks 167th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,792 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 167 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 54% of dates
- About 1,792 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,338 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,361 (ranked 313th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,762 (ranked 88th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,825 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,830 (ranked 119th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,763 (ranked 152nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,555 (ranked 292nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,907 (ranked 116th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,044 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,936 (ranked 208th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,946 (ranked 199th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,619 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,737 (ranked 281st of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,090 (ranked 125th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,024 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,054 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,907 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,742 (ranked 296th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,103 (ranked 28th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,031 (ranked 30th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,959 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,779 (ranked 215th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,482 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,539 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,737 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,813 (ranked 45th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,838 (ranked 91st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,694 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,485 (ranked 326th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,637 (ranked 281st of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,023 (ranked 18th 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.