# How common is a 1 February birthday? Ranked 222nd of 365 in England and Wales

1 February ranks 222nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,770 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 222 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 39% of dates
- About 1,770 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,286 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,806 (ranked 26th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,766 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,681 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,592 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,527 (ranked 268th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,819 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,905 (ranked 119th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,873 (ranked 228th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,050 (ranked 68th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,643 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,696 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,080 (ranked 50th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,072 (ranked 159th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,056 (ranked 174th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,043 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,614 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,050 (ranked 104th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,014 (ranked 91st of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,834 (ranked 226th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,835 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,491 (ranked 333rd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,540 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,717 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,728 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,709 (ranked 191st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,634 (ranked 254th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,434 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,557 (ranked 294th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,878 (ranked 130th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,945 (ranked 67th 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.