# How common is a 4 January birthday? Ranked 155th of 365 in England and Wales

4 January ranks 155th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,796 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 155 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 57% of dates
- About 1,796 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,302 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,738 (ranked 132nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,724 (ranked 160th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,755 (ranked 158th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,574 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,514 (ranked 279th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,898 (ranked 64th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,932 (ranked 77th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,924 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,002 (ranked 128th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,636 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,732 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,056 (ranked 68th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,115 (ranked 96th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,029 (ranked 199th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,034 (ranked 173rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,655 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,177 (ranked 5th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,964 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,854 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,774 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,473 (ranked 341st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,502 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,776 (ranked 69th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,832 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,818 (ranked 42nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,797 (ranked 137th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,561 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,742 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,913 (ranked 82nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,883 (ranked 132nd 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.