# How common is a 27 August birthday? Ranked 309th of 365 in England and Wales

27 August ranks 309th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,748 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 309 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 15% of dates
- About 1,748 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,760 (ranked 69th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,778 (ranked 62nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,301 (ranked 352nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,380 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,854 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,778 (ranked 130th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,875 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,533 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,674 (ranked 283rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,725 (ranked 276th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,044 (ranked 94th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,077 (ranked 44th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,029 (ranked 95th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,715 (ranked 332nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,826 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,086 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,010 (ranked 158th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,023 (ranked 150th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,659 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,685 (ranked 273rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,655 (ranked 261st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,930 (ranked 25th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,864 (ranked 58th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,570 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,262 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,327 (ranked 359th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,893 (ranked 31st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,923 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,867 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,689 (ranked 258th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,390 (ranked 359th 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.