# How common is a 5 February birthday? Ranked 290th of 365 in England and Wales

5 February ranks 290th 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: 290 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: 1,724 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,719 (ranked 169th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,380 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,395 (ranked 321st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,720 (ranked 225th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,670 (ranked 234th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,826 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,750 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,588 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,060 (ranked 62nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,944 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,026 (ranked 97th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,006 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,707 (ranked 337th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,777 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,162 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,005 (ranked 169th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,939 (ranked 238th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,881 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,550 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,527 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,836 (ranked 134th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,704 (ranked 228th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,703 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,691 (ranked 177th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,429 (ranked 310th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,775 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,815 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,876 (ranked 126th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,683 (ranked 260th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,468 (ranked 339th 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.