# How common is a 18 February birthday? Ranked 298th of 365 in England and Wales

18 February ranks 298th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,750 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 298 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 18% of dates
- About 1,750 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,679 (ranked 203rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,387 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,352 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,689 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,808 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,730 (ranked 194th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,775 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,491 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,562 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,034 (ranked 90th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,944 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,977 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,976 (ranked 180th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,754 (ranked 308th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,048 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,068 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,036 (ranked 118th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,997 (ranked 187th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,561 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,682 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,837 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,834 (ranked 136th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,686 (ranked 239th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,637 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,287 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,697 (ranked 206th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,878 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,802 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,966 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,461 (ranked 337th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,602 (ranked 292nd 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.