# How common is a 22 February birthday? Ranked 289th of 365 in England and Wales

22 February ranks 289th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,753 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 289 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 20% of dates
- About 1,753 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,296 (ranked 341st of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,742 (ranked 123rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,710 (ranked 177th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,754 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,756 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,512 (ranked 280th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,776 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,842 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,830 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,919 (ranked 224th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,591 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,690 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,002 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,979 (ranked 245th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,064 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,894 (ranked 260th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,647 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,071 (ranked 78th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,937 (ranked 185th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,892 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,783 (ranked 220th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,482 (ranked 336th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,517 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,756 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,727 (ranked 130th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,654 (ranked 235th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,781 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,477 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,629 (ranked 270th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,834 (ranked 173rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,799 (ranked 198th 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.