# How common is a 8 August birthday? Ranked 28th of 365 in England and Wales

8 August ranks 28th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,856 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 28 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 92% of dates
- About 1,856 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,782 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,804 (ranked 29th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,766 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,778 (ranked 110th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,534 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,557 (ranked 261st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,917 (ranked 47th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,943 (ranked 66th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,018 (ranked 56th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,924 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,848 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,065 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,068 (ranked 59th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,090 (ranked 125th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,082 (ranked 135th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,719 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,736 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,191 (ranked 3rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,075 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,961 (ranked 100th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,894 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,602 (ranked 269th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,900 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,798 (ranked 41st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,733 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,795 (ranked 60th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,438 (ranked 328th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,687 (ranked 253rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 2,003 (ranked 9th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,932 (ranked 62nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,888 (ranked 125th 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.