# How common is a 6 October birthday? Ranked 24th of 365 in England and Wales

6 October ranks 24th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,859 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 24 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 93% of dates
- About 1,859 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,763 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,428 (ranked 264th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,848 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,852 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,912 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,857 (ranked 29th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,587 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,677 (ranked 261st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,055 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,154 (ranked 8th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,071 (ranked 59th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,136 (ranked 13th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,689 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,878 (ranked 257th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,112 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,216 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,094 (ranked 65th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,967 (ranked 221st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,873 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,999 (ranked 53rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 2,003 (ranked 15th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,907 (ranked 47th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,800 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,435 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,568 (ranked 255th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,785 (ranked 75th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,759 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,880 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,766 (ranked 225th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,586 (ranked 295th 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.