# How common is a 26 January birthday? Ranked 303rd of 365 in England and Wales

26 January ranks 303rd 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: 303 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 17% of dates
- About 1,748 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,311 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,671 (ranked 229th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,741 (ranked 130th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,699 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,592 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,495 (ranked 293rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,596 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,947 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,989 (ranked 92nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,962 (ranked 180th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,888 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,578 (ranked 354th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,744 (ranked 279th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,178 (ranked 39th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,012 (ranked 214th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,023 (ranked 190th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,898 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,674 (ranked 330th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,881 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,879 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,835 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,717 (ranked 248th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,407 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,382 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,786 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,744 (ranked 138th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,779 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,743 (ranked 226th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,409 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,844 (ranked 165th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,799 (ranked 198th 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.