# How common is a 22 January birthday? Ranked 307th of 365 in England and Wales

22 January ranks 307th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,748 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 307 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 15% of dates
- About 1,748 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,703 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,730 (ranked 154th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,351 (ranked 321st of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,417 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,639 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,757 (ranked 163rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,808 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,839 (ranked 205th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,627 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,961 (ranked 184th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,995 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,943 (ranked 199th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,988 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,844 (ranked 265th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,709 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,067 (ranked 135th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,962 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,960 (ranked 228th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,863 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,556 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,486 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,778 (ranked 217th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,821 (ranked 103rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,665 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,653 (ranked 214th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,481 (ranked 283rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,724 (ranked 217th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,862 (ranked 104th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,847 (ranked 159th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,690 (ranked 257th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,458 (ranked 342nd 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.