# How common is a 17 February birthday? Ranked 273rd of 365 in England and Wales

17 February ranks 273rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,756 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 273 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 25% of dates
- About 1,756 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,680 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,360 (ranked 314th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,642 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,742 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,813 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,716 (ranked 203rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,481 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,587 (ranked 305th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,937 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,944 (ranked 199th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,971 (ranked 173rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,976 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,704 (ranked 302nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,108 (ranked 106th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,071 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,062 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,008 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,481 (ranked 365th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,649 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,917 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,758 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,783 (ranked 210th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,611 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,316 (ranked 351st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,394 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,787 (ranked 73rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,818 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,878 (ranked 80th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,843 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,572 (ranked 301st of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,817 (ranked 184th 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.