# How common is a 5 September birthday? Ranked 36th of 365 in England and Wales

5 September ranks 36th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,848 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 36 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 90% of dates
- About 1,848 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,748 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,852 (ranked 8th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,689 (ranked 199th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,766 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,575 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,480 (ranked 301st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,937 (ranked 33rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,989 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,970 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,032 (ranked 93rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,747 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,081 (ranked 42nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,180 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,119 (ranked 92nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,985 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,728 (ranked 322nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,813 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,089 (ranked 55th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,063 (ranked 54th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,961 (ranked 100th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,917 (ranked 66th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,579 (ranked 286th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,844 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,770 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,698 (ranked 171st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,711 (ranked 188th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,485 (ranked 306th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,609 (ranked 273rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,949 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,952 (ranked 44th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,970 (ranked 48th 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.