# How common is a 5 October birthday? Ranked 34th of 365 in England and Wales

5 October ranks 34th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,850 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 34 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 90% of dates
- About 1,850 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,383 (ranked 270th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,331 (ranked 339th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,865 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,794 (ranked 93rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,935 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,853 (ranked 33rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,583 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,909 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,079 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,958 (ranked 187th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,114 (ranked 31st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,659 (ranked 319th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,775 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,272 (ranked 7th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,065 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,211 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,075 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,783 (ranked 277th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,189 (ranked 3rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,134 (ranked 3rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,919 (ranked 65th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,911 (ranked 40th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,515 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,561 (ranked 257th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,860 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,851 (ranked 16th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,782 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,822 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,446 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,703 (ranked 250th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,016 (ranked 22nd 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.