# How common is a 27 January birthday? Ranked 297th of 365 in England and Wales

27 January ranks 297th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,750 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 297 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 18% of dates
- About 1,750 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,680 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,377 (ranked 299th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,691 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,763 (ranked 145th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,684 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,767 (ranked 148th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,463 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,674 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,959 (ranked 135th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,962 (ranked 180th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,928 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,921 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,715 (ranked 290th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,138 (ranked 72nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,063 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,960 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,880 (ranked 251st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,651 (ranked 342nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,656 (ranked 314th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,869 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,809 (ranked 183rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,784 (ranked 208th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,677 (ranked 240th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,342 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,397 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,754 (ranked 123rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,751 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,819 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,759 (ranked 231st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,475 (ranked 330th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,886 (ranked 128th 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.