# How common is a 21 February birthday? Ranked 234th of 365 in England and Wales

21 February ranks 234th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,766 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 234 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 35% of dates
- About 1,766 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,705 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,740 (ranked 124th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,634 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,724 (ranked 205th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,440 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,784 (ranked 115th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,820 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,807 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,857 (ranked 240th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,631 (ranked 332nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,639 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,985 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,006 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,051 (ranked 185th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,017 (ranked 210th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,652 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,732 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,086 (ranked 61st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,928 (ranked 195th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,826 (ranked 230th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,784 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,610 (ranked 265th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,720 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,721 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,690 (ranked 180th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,562 (ranked 259th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,407 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,562 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,928 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,809 (ranked 198th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,904 (ranked 107th 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.