# How common is a 24 August birthday? Ranked 172nd of 365 in England and Wales

24 August ranks 172nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,790 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 172 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 53% of dates
- About 1,790 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,331 (ranked 314th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,336 (ranked 334th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,601 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,808 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,818 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,695 (ranked 223rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,589 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,951 (ranked 58th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,025 (ranked 48th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,017 (ranked 112th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,944 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,660 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,780 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,102 (ranked 113th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,088 (ranked 127th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,113 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,000 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,692 (ranked 322nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,125 (ranked 18th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,011 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,926 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,785 (ranked 207th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,507 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,432 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,827 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,773 (ranked 94th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,832 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,768 (ranked 201st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,492 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,593 (ranked 292nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,860 (ranked 155th 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.