# How common is a 5 August birthday? Ranked 89th of 365 in England and Wales

5 August ranks 89th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,820 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 89 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 75% of dates
- About 1,820 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,717 (ranked 137th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,710 (ranked 181st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,381 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,736 (ranked 190th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,849 (ranked 95th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,782 (ranked 120th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,870 (ranked 100th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,565 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,686 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,059 (ranked 63rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,005 (ranked 132nd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,091 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,035 (ranked 87th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,706 (ranked 338th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,139 (ranked 51st of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,084 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,984 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,096 (ranked 46th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,685 (ranked 302nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,698 (ranked 267th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,997 (ranked 17th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,838 (ranked 131st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 2,001 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,686 (ranked 189th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,312 (ranked 347th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,565 (ranked 258th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,841 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,827 (ranked 151st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,885 (ranked 110th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,947 (ranked 49th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,633 (ranked 275th 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.