# How common is a 21 October birthday? Ranked 163rd of 365 in England and Wales

21 October ranks 163rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,794 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 163 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 55% of dates
- About 1,794 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,739 (ranked 104th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,725 (ranked 160th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,328 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,797 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,946 (ranked 22nd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,805 (ranked 86th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,772 (ranked 231st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,570 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,731 (ranked 261st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,021 (ranked 106th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,999 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,985 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,931 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,680 (ranked 352nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,121 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,229 (ranked 16th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,105 (ranked 56th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,977 (ranked 208th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,619 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,678 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,932 (ranked 59th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,923 (ranked 29th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,773 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,713 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,320 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,437 (ranked 305th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,791 (ranked 148th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,860 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,716 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,769 (ranked 227th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,613 (ranked 280th 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.