# How common is a 21 January birthday? Ranked 353rd of 365 in England and Wales

21 January ranks 353rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,726 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 353 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 3% of dates
- About 1,726 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,674 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,375 (ranked 300th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,284 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,677 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,738 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,768 (ranked 145th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,726 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,508 (ranked 351st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,697 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,978 (ranked 158th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,935 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,004 (ranked 123rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,931 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,824 (ranked 276th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,000 (ranked 225th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,005 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,972 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,962 (ranked 225th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,449 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,569 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,896 (ranked 88th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,793 (ranked 189th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,727 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,640 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,342 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,765 (ranked 105th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,758 (ranked 190th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,715 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,741 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,400 (ranked 358th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,639 (ranked 270th 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.