# How common is a 16 January birthday? Ranked 270th of 365 in England and Wales

16 January ranks 270th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,756 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 270 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 26% of dates
- About 1,756 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,684 (ranked 193rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,760 (ranked 87th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,643 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,379 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,364 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,813 (ranked 72nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,808 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,822 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,831 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,625 (ranked 339th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,987 (ranked 152nd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,053 (ranked 69th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,979 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,059 (ranked 172nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,764 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,831 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,975 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,998 (ranked 185th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,946 (ranked 174th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,841 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,464 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,796 (ranked 186th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,703 (ranked 230th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,619 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,725 (ranked 132nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,310 (ranked 361st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,495 (ranked 302nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,832 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,790 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,787 (ranked 218th 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.