# How common is a 18 August birthday? Ranked 96th of 365 in England and Wales

18 August ranks 96th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,815 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 96 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 73% of dates
- About 1,815 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,694 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,386 (ranked 290th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,705 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,777 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,912 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,760 (ranked 154th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,576 (ranked 279th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,598 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,026 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,025 (ranked 99th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,089 (ranked 50th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,932 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,618 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,901 (ranked 255th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,066 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,077 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,065 (ranked 88th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,035 (ranked 129th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,736 (ranked 280th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,977 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 2,008 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,866 (ranked 100th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,788 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,423 (ranked 296th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,424 (ranked 302nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,763 (ranked 109th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,887 (ranked 36th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,890 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,788 (ranked 210th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,553 (ranked 309th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,926 (ranked 83rd 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.