# How common is a 20 August birthday? Ranked 99th of 365 in England and Wales

20 August ranks 99th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,814 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 99 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 72% of dates
- About 1,814 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,716 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,752 (ranked 103rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,347 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,401 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,847 (ranked 101st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,772 (ranked 140th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,834 (ranked 146th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,964 (ranked 40th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,626 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,675 (ranked 306th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,119 (ranked 28th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,084 (ranked 39th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,085 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,020 (ranked 213th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,790 (ranked 296th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,051 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,108 (ranked 51st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,088 (ranked 57th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,013 (ranked 94th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,624 (ranked 305th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,648 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,873 (ranked 92nd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,799 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,752 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,664 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,415 (ranked 320th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,901 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,879 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,857 (ranked 151st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 2,014 (ranked 17th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,530 (ranked 312th 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.