# How common is a 12 January birthday? Ranked 279th of 365 in England and Wales

12 January ranks 279th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,755 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 279 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 23% of dates
- About 1,755 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,338 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,674 (ranked 224th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,694 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,678 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,663 (ranked 239th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,533 (ranked 267th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,491 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 2,027 (ranked 7th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,983 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,809 (ranked 255th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,829 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,610 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,705 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,127 (ranked 79th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,042 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,074 (ranked 126th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,980 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,782 (ranked 278th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,978 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,873 (ranked 190th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,822 (ranked 174th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,800 (ranked 180th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,295 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,453 (ranked 281st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,743 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,703 (ranked 199th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,759 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,770 (ranked 197th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,483 (ranked 329th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,834 (ranked 173rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,840 (ranked 170th 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.