# How common is a 7 January birthday? Ranked 255th of 365 in England and Wales

7 January ranks 255th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,759 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 255 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 30% of dates
- About 1,759 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,604 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,387 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,370 (ranked 299th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,773 (ranked 125th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,668 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,850 (ranked 34th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,874 (ranked 92nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,566 (ranked 319th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,627 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,044 (ranked 77th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,963 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,001 (ranked 127th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,896 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,800 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,156 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,031 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,958 (ranked 220th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,966 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,526 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,588 (ranked 323rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,950 (ranked 50th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,777 (ranked 219th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,668 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,681 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,359 (ranked 327th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,857 (ranked 14th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,820 (ranked 106th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,821 (ranked 158th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,898 (ranked 87th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,459 (ranked 339th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,605 (ranked 288th 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.