# How common is a 4 October birthday? Ranked 20th of 365 in England and Wales

4 October ranks 20th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,871 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 20 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 94% of dates
- About 1,871 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,391 (ranked 267th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,773 (ranked 71st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,670 (ranked 220th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,841 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,924 (ranked 34th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,550 (ranked 263rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,873 (ranked 93rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 2,015 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,034 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,096 (ranked 33rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,738 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,888 (ranked 241st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,083 (ranked 47th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,322 (ranked 2nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,140 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,150 (ranked 47th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,807 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,756 (ranked 289th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,104 (ranked 26th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,025 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,992 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,879 (ranked 85th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,649 (ranked 250th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,910 (ranked 4th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,849 (ranked 11th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,735 (ranked 153rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,686 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,556 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,573 (ranked 290th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 2,015 (ranked 16th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,978 (ranked 40th 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.