# How common is a 26 August birthday? Ranked 260th of 365 in England and Wales

26 August ranks 260th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,758 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 260 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 28% of dates
- About 1,758 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,773 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,380 (ranked 295th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,365 (ranked 305th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,773 (ranked 125th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,895 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,783 (ranked 119th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,602 (ranked 266th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,601 (ranked 290th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,710 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,032 (ranked 93rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,004 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,037 (ranked 87th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,693 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,688 (ranked 347th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,168 (ranked 26th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,111 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,997 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,947 (ranked 235th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,597 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,738 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,987 (ranked 22nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,908 (ranked 44th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,762 (ranked 169th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,395 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,448 (ranked 280th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,466 (ranked 289th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,909 (ranked 15th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,831 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,755 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,532 (ranked 314th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,623 (ranked 279th 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.