# How common is a 26 February birthday? Ranked 292nd of 365 in England and Wales

26 February ranks 292nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,752 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 292 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 20% of dates
- About 1,752 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,684 (ranked 193rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,746 (ranked 115th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,324 (ranked 341st of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,402 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,730 (ranked 217th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,732 (ranked 191st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,760 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,834 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,567 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,024 (ranked 102nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,989 (ranked 151st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,995 (ranked 133rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,061 (ranked 66th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,654 (ranked 360th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,731 (ranked 327th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,051 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,931 (ranked 236th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,976 (ranked 210th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,820 (ranked 260th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,515 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,535 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,819 (ranked 149th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,729 (ranked 205th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,786 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,639 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,485 (ranked 280th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,855 (ranked 68th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,873 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,903 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,744 (ranked 237th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,421 (ranked 348th 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.