# How common is a 28 October birthday? Ranked 180th of 365 in England and Wales

28 October ranks 180th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,786 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 180 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 50% of dates
- About 1,786 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,746 (ranked 92nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,672 (ranked 227th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,418 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,835 (ranked 31st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,869 (ranked 76th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,844 (ranked 40th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,756 (ranked 239th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,610 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,684 (ranked 280th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,970 (ranked 166th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,060 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,984 (ranked 146th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,973 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,753 (ranked 309th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,061 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,241 (ranked 13th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,102 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,933 (ranked 242nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,688 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,648 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,885 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,904 (ranked 51st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,752 (ranked 185th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,580 (ranked 254th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,341 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,463 (ranked 290th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,748 (ranked 195th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,762 (ranked 208th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,750 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,728 (ranked 244th 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.