# How common is a 16 October birthday? Ranked 136th of 365 in England and Wales

16 October ranks 136th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,803 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 136 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 62% of dates
- About 1,803 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,722 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,737 (ranked 139th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,744 (ranked 121st of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,432 (ranked 280th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,575 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,757 (ranked 163rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,878 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,869 (ranked 171st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,913 (ranked 189th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,598 (ranked 351st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,116 (ranked 30th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,113 (ranked 23rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,935 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,015 (ranked 218th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,767 (ranked 306th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,869 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,077 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,015 (ranked 163rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,044 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,852 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,499 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,597 (ranked 274th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,787 (ranked 137th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,809 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,733 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,649 (ranked 237th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,496 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,860 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,845 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,885 (ranked 123rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,707 (ranked 248th 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.