# How common is a 26 March birthday? Ranked 331st of 365 in England and Wales

26 March ranks 331st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,738 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 331 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 9% of dates
- About 1,738 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,756 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,794 (ranked 43rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,262 (ranked 362nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,396 (ranked 319th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,724 (ranked 220th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,782 (ranked 120th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,768 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,821 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,477 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,652 (ranked 321st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,929 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,931 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,947 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,984 (ranked 239th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,728 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,972 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,013 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,070 (ranked 79th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,877 (ranked 236th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,508 (ranked 352nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,512 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,779 (ranked 215th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,779 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,731 (ranked 125th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,630 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,333 (ranked 355th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,807 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,857 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,892 (ranked 97th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,802 (ranked 204th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,373 (ranked 362nd 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.