# How common is a 3 October birthday? Ranked 16th of 365 in England and Wales

3 October ranks 16th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,884 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 16 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 95% of dates
- About 1,884 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,719 (ranked 132nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,841 (ranked 14th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,747 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,830 (ranked 39th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,574 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,562 (ranked 259th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,933 (ranked 36th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,970 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,052 (ranked 23rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,992 (ranked 142nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,744 (ranked 275th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,042 (ranked 82nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,177 (ranked 7th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,183 (ranked 34th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,152 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,904 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,858 (ranked 255th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,138 (ranked 19th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,126 (ranked 16th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,037 (ranked 28th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,864 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,652 (ranked 259th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,964 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,865 (ranked 16th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,862 (ranked 5th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,733 (ranked 159th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,365 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,624 (ranked 267th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,916 (ranked 70th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,995 (ranked 23rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,982 (ranked 37th 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.