# How common is a 15 January birthday? Ranked 343rd of 365 in England and Wales

15 January ranks 343rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,731 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 343 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 6% of dates
- About 1,731 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,678 (ranked 204th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,688 (ranked 214th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,331 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,402 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,541 (ranked 268th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,815 (ranked 67th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,763 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,889 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,540 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,930 (ranked 216th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,985 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,952 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,954 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,712 (ranked 334th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,711 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,106 (ranked 94th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,017 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,990 (ranked 192nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,892 (ranked 220th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,463 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,543 (ranked 309th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,887 (ranked 74th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,816 (ranked 109th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,582 (ranked 252nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,609 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,417 (ranked 319th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,734 (ranked 205th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,803 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,811 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,674 (ranked 265th 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.