# How common is a 28 August birthday? Ranked 238th of 365 in England and Wales

28 August ranks 238th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,765 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 238 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 34% of dates
- About 1,765 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,721 (ranked 125th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,791 (ranked 47th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,343 (ranked 328th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,386 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,506 (ranked 292nd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,758 (ranked 159th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,906 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,917 (ranked 103rd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,638 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,641 (ranked 327th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,054 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,045 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,999 (ranked 141st of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,010 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,740 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,754 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,063 (ranked 91st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,049 (ranked 108th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,994 (ranked 104th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,697 (ranked 268th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,562 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,587 (ranked 282nd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,891 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,835 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,588 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,371 (ranked 337th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,564 (ranked 270th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,987 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,942 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,922 (ranked 73rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,443 (ranked 343rd 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.