# How common is a 5 January birthday? Ranked 157th of 365 in England and Wales

5 January ranks 157th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,795 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 157 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 57% of dates
- About 1,795 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,348 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,770 (ranked 74th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,801 (ranked 30th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,749 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,640 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,473 (ranked 307th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,556 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,932 (ranked 77th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,936 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,982 (ranked 154th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,970 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,621 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,760 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,117 (ranked 94th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,112 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,126 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,006 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,866 (ranked 253rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,949 (ranked 171st of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,820 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,852 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,769 (ranked 224th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,372 (ranked 354th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,473 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,838 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,836 (ranked 25th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,859 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,871 (ranked 93rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,462 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,888 (ranked 117th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,890 (ranked 121st 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.