# How common is a 21 August birthday? Ranked 73rd of 365 in England and Wales

21 August ranks 73rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,827 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 73 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 80% of dates
- About 1,827 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,764 (ranked 60th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,740 (ranked 124th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,701 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,421 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,527 (ranked 280th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,814 (ranked 70th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,912 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,959 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,888 (ranked 214th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,620 (ranked 340th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,066 (ranked 64th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,117 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,961 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,045 (ranked 189th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,754 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,781 (ranked 294th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,011 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,074 (ranked 72nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,098 (ranked 30th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,976 (ranked 81st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,537 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,535 (ranked 305th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,883 (ranked 39th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,737 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,841 (ranked 16th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,726 (ranked 170th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,528 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,911 (ranked 53rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,971 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,938 (ranked 56th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,794 (ranked 201st 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.