# How common is a 23 October birthday? Ranked 178th of 365 in England and Wales

23 October ranks 178th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,788 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 178 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 51% of dates
- About 1,788 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,780 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,719 (ranked 169th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,810 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,398 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,516 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,821 (ranked 59th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,784 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,881 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,884 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,705 (ranked 289th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,099 (ranked 41st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,927 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,023 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,981 (ranked 243rd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,741 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,828 (ranked 273rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,048 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,975 (ranked 213th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,989 (ranked 112th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,897 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,473 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,572 (ranked 290th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,758 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,778 (ranked 66th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,686 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,604 (ranked 247th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,521 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,875 (ranked 85th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,777 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,808 (ranked 201st of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,768 (ranked 215th 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.