# How common is a 23 August birthday? Ranked 116th of 365 in England and Wales

23 August ranks 116th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,809 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 116 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 68% of dates
- About 1,809 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,295 (ranked 346th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,744 (ranked 119th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,824 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,776 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,784 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,418 (ranked 340th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,890 (ranked 70th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,989 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,022 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,020 (ranked 107th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,693 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,746 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,024 (ranked 99th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,202 (ranked 26th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,099 (ranked 109th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,985 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,651 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,723 (ranked 302nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,095 (ranked 33rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,001 (ranked 47th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,986 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,732 (ranked 243rd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,572 (ranked 265th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,797 (ranked 42nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,788 (ranked 54th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,762 (ranked 110th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,690 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,420 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,581 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,923 (ranked 70th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,857 (ranked 157th 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.