# How common is a 17 October birthday? Ranked 146th of 365 in England and Wales

17 October ranks 146th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,800 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 146 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 60% of dates
- About 1,800 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,760 (ranked 69th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,774 (ranked 68th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,730 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,784 (ranked 105th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,513 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,467 (ranked 312th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,909 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,910 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,883 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,961 (ranked 184th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,719 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,045 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,163 (ranked 9th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,075 (ranked 152nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,009 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,804 (ranked 284th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,689 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,039 (ranked 124th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,992 (ranked 106th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,915 (ranked 141st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,827 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,507 (ranked 325th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,846 (ranked 77th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,759 (ranked 88th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,723 (ranked 135th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,708 (ranked 194th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,359 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,481 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,773 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,889 (ranked 115th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,784 (ranked 208th 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.