# How common is a 23 February birthday? Ranked 272nd of 365 in England and Wales

23 February ranks 272nd 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: 272 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: 1,279 (ranked 352nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,880 (ranked 1st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,743 (ranked 126th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,749 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,787 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,406 (ranked 347th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,485 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,838 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,913 (ranked 189th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,884 (ranked 243rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,890 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,574 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,729 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,113 (ranked 101st of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,000 (ranked 225th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,056 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,899 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,779 (ranked 279th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,995 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,832 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,840 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,687 (ranked 255th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,394 (ranked 347th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,445 (ranked 284th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,796 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,689 (ranked 215th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,846 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,772 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,437 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,802 (ranked 204th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,894 (ranked 117th 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.