# How common is a 17 January birthday? Ranked 250th of 365 in England and Wales

17 January ranks 250th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,760 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 250 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 31% of dates
- About 1,760 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,608 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,710 (ranked 181st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,707 (ranked 180th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,708 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,328 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,817 (ranked 63rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,807 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,939 (ranked 71st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,894 (ranked 204th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,581 (ranked 356th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,708 (ranked 296th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,075 (ranked 48th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,020 (ranked 108th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,074 (ranked 154th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,915 (ranked 252nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,685 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,655 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,028 (ranked 143rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,880 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,841 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,710 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,597 (ranked 274th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,723 (ranked 210th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,673 (ranked 203rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,759 (ranked 91st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,614 (ranked 243rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,398 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,560 (ranked 290th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,888 (ranked 105th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,823 (ranked 187th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,833 (ranked 177th 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.