# How common is a 31 October birthday? Ranked 179th of 365 in England and Wales

31 October ranks 179th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,787 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 179 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 51% of dates
- About 1,787 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,697 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,747 (ranked 113th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,783 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,749 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,594 (ranked 250th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,522 (ranked 275th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,847 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,876 (ranked 167th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,869 (ranked 230th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,919 (ranked 224th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,733 (ranked 279th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,952 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,983 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,229 (ranked 17th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,980 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,801 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,827 (ranked 259th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,947 (ranked 235th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,984 (ranked 121st of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,862 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,774 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,537 (ranked 304th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,828 (ranked 99th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,689 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,715 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,710 (ranked 190th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,406 (ranked 341st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,413 (ranked 347th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,722 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,850 (ranked 153rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,851 (ranked 160th 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.