# How common is a 20 January birthday? Ranked 274th of 365 in England and Wales

20 January ranks 274th 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: 274 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 25% of dates
- About 1,755 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,643 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,369 (ranked 306th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,690 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,732 (ranked 197th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,732 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,688 (ranked 226th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,521 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,598 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,874 (ranked 226th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,944 (ranked 199th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,967 (ranked 180th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,939 (ranked 204th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,685 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,191 (ranked 29th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,142 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,011 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,946 (ranked 228th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,565 (ranked 360th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,702 (ranked 292nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,823 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,803 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,819 (ranked 149th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,721 (ranked 213th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,326 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,463 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,775 (ranked 90th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,790 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,822 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,700 (ranked 250th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,564 (ranked 305th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,875 (ranked 143rd 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.