# How common is a 27 February birthday? Ranked 221st of 365 in England and Wales

27 February ranks 221st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,770 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 221 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 39% of dates
- About 1,770 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,671 (ranked 217th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,788 (ranked 48th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,678 (ranked 212th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,365 (ranked 347th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,424 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,731 (ranked 192nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,785 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,735 (ranked 252nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,867 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,706 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,944 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,004 (ranked 123rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,076 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,040 (ranked 194th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,728 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,774 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,991 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,102 (ranked 38th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,868 (ranked 240th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,804 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,463 (ranked 346th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,883 (ranked 81st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,704 (ranked 228th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,735 (ranked 120th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,733 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,336 (ranked 354th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,589 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,899 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,844 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,845 (ranked 164th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,767 (ranked 216th 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.