# How common is a 2 October birthday? Ranked 11th of 365 in England and Wales

2 October ranks 11th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,901 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 11 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 97% of dates
- About 1,901 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,745 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,795 (ranked 41st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,638 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,495 (ranked 254th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,628 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,910 (ranked 5th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 2,064 (ranked 1st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,991 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,022 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,660 (ranked 317th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,185 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,119 (ranked 18th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,107 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,272 (ranked 7th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,815 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,005 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,217 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,083 (ranked 63rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,094 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,023 (ranked 33rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,563 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,717 (ranked 248th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,912 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,918 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,871 (ranked 4th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,807 (ranked 49th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,554 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,925 (ranked 41st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,903 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 2,007 (ranked 20th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,889 (ranked 123rd 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.