# How common is a 26 September birthday? Ranked 1st of 365 in England and Wales

26 September ranks 1st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,927 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 1 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than every other date
- About 1,927 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,740 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,827 (ranked 19th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,771 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,767 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,537 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,615 (ranked 251st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 2,026 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 2,052 (ranked 5th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,057 (ranked 20th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,048 (ranked 71st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,837 (ranked 254th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,234 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,230 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,285 (ranked 4th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,053 (ranked 181st of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,964 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,846 (ranked 257th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,132 (ranked 21st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,160 (ranked 8th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,078 (ranked 15th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 2,042 (ranked 4th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,636 (ranked 263rd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,942 (ranked 11th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,902 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,811 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,814 (ranked 44th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,520 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,815 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,922 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 2,108 (ranked 2nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,976 (ranked 43rd 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.