# How common is a 24 January birthday? Ranked 262nd of 365 in England and Wales

24 January ranks 262nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,758 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 262 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 28% of dates
- About 1,758 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,765 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,732 (ranked 150th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,690 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,749 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,338 (ranked 358th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,874 (ranked 19th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,778 (ranked 223rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,917 (ranked 103rd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,934 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,701 (ranked 291st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,676 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,925 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,992 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,155 (ranked 59th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,953 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,613 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,690 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,941 (ranked 237th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,898 (ranked 213th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,764 (ranked 252nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,692 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,499 (ranked 330th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,759 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,723 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,737 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,641 (ranked 239th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,358 (ranked 358th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,532 (ranked 306th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,792 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,854 (ranked 149th 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.