# How common is a 26 October birthday? Ranked 195th of 365 in England and Wales

26 October ranks 195th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,779 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 195 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 46% of dates
- About 1,779 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,368 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,294 (ranked 359th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,847 (ranked 12th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,920 (ranked 5th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,928 (ranked 31st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,772 (ranked 140th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,505 (ranked 329th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,923 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,994 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,058 (ranked 64th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,961 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,686 (ranked 306th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,727 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,188 (ranked 31st of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,094 (ranked 118th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,111 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,983 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,638 (ranked 345th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,074 (ranked 50th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,987 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,793 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,844 (ranked 123rd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,538 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,417 (ranked 297th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,667 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,731 (ranked 162nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,681 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,636 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,360 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,568 (ranked 303rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,867 (ranked 149th 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.