# How common is a 16 February birthday? Ranked 252nd of 365 in England and Wales

16 February ranks 252nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,760 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 252 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 30% of dates
- About 1,760 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,321 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,750 (ranked 106th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,751 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,763 (ranked 145th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,730 (ranked 217th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,441 (ranked 327th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,487 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,796 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,963 (ranked 130th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,933 (ranked 212th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,939 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,656 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,734 (ranked 283rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,090 (ranked 125th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,133 (ranked 58th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,127 (ranked 72nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,034 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,664 (ranked 335th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,987 (ranked 117th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,955 (ranked 106th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,759 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,708 (ranked 251st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,303 (ranked 364th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,394 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,702 (ranked 167th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,734 (ranked 155th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,795 (ranked 141st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,760 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,450 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,849 (ranked 158th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,845 (ranked 168th 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.