# How common is a 12 October birthday? Ranked 90th of 365 in England and Wales

12 October ranks 90th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,819 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 90 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 75% of dates
- About 1,819 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,335 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,399 (ranked 279th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,768 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,840 (ranked 26th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,906 (ranked 53rd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,800 (ranked 95th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,548 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 2,005 (ranked 17th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,045 (ranked 29th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,043 (ranked 80th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,957 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,727 (ranked 281st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,770 (ranked 268th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,158 (ranked 58th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,125 (ranked 68th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,164 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,979 (ranked 203rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,655 (ranked 340th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,026 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,011 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 2,028 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,855 (ranked 112th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,441 (ranked 333rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,617 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,823 (ranked 28th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,889 (ranked 5th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,716 (ranked 223rd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,741 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,373 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,682 (ranked 261st of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,952 (ranked 63rd 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.