# How common is a 31 July birthday? Ranked 46th of 365 in England and Wales

31 July ranks 46th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,838 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 46 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 87% of dates
- About 1,838 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,808 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,757 (ranked 94th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,731 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,438 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,533 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,832 (ranked 47th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,923 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,934 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,926 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,678 (ranked 305th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,063 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,036 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,079 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,049 (ranked 188th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,801 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,841 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,011 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,085 (ranked 62nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,097 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,901 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,606 (ranked 281st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,704 (ranked 252nd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,842 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,718 (ranked 148th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,744 (ranked 110th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,721 (ranked 175th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,607 (ranked 259th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,949 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,908 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,864 (ranked 140th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,782 (ranked 209th 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.