1,927babies on 26 September, average per year

1of 366 dates, 1 = most common

On average, 1,927 babies were born in England and Wales on 26 September each year from 1995 to 2025. That makes it the most common birthday of the year.

Each line is one date of the year, from 1 January to 31 December; the taller the line, the more babies were born on that date on average^†. The lines start from zero, so heights can be compared directly. Your date is marked.

Source: ONS, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations (Table 12, births by date).

The most and least common birthdays

Average babies per year, 1995 to 2025

Most common

126 September1,927
225 September1,926
=323 September1,920
=327 September1,920
530 September1,917
619 September1,911
722 September1,909
824 September1,907
918 September1,905
1029 September1,903

Least common

36626 December1,294
36525 December1,360
3641 January1,526
36327 December1,616
36224 December1,668
3611 April1,686
36028 December1,687
3592 January1,688
35813 April1,701
35730 November1,706

All 10 most common birthdays fall in September. 7 of the 10 least common fall between Christmas Eve and 2 January. Dates that round to the same average share a rank (shown with =)^†.

Source: ONS, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations (Table 12, births by date).

The rarest birthday: 29 February

13,960 babies were born in England and Wales on 29 February between 1995 and 2025. Spread over all 31 years, that is about 450 a year, against about 1,787 for an ordinary date^†.

In the leap years when it does happen, 29 February is an ordinary day: an average of 1,745 babies, joint 316th of the 366 dates. That is why it is not shown as the least common date above. As ONS put it: “February 29 has the lowest total number of births over the twenty year period because it only occurs once every 4 years.”

Source: ONS, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations (Table 12, births by date); ONS, How popular is your birthday? (2015).

Why September, and why so few at Christmas?

“A peak in births in late September show that more babies are conceived in the weeks leading up to and days after Christmas than at any other time of the year.”
Office for National Statistics, How popular is your birthday?, 18 December 2015
“This is likely to be due to the large number of bank holidays over the period. Hospitals will generally only be delivering natural births and carrying out emergency caesareans over the holidays. Induced births and elective caesareans are likely to be scheduled on alternative dates.”
Office for National Statistics, on why so few babies are born over Christmas and New Year, 18 December 2015

Quoted word for word from ONS, including its own “likely”. Their article covered 1995 to 2014, and its interactive chart is no longer updated; the figures on this page run to 2025.

Source: ONS, How popular is your birthday? (2015).

The busiest single days

Births on one day, 1995 to 2025

27 September 20122,383
23 September 20102,330
4 October 20122,322
20 September 20122,316
24 September 20102,316

The quietest single days

Births on one day, 1995 to 2025

26 December 20241,050
26 December 20231,051
26 December 20251,052
25 December 20251,053
26 December 20201,076

Source: ONS, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations (Table 12, births by date).

Born in a particular month?

The most popular names for babies born in each month, 1996 to 2025, are on names by month of birth. Pick a year of birth above to see them for your own month.

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Average births on each date, England and Wales, 1995 to 2025
Date	Rank^†	Average births^†	Years counted
1 January	364	1,526	31
2 January	359	1,688	31
3 January	=248	1,760	31
4 January	155	1,796	31
5 January	=156	1,795	31
6 January	=164	1,793	31
7 January	=255	1,759	31
8 January	=280	1,754	31
9 January	=241	1,763	31
10 January	=265	1,757	31
11 January	=255	1,759	31
12 January	=274	1,755	31
13 January	=350	1,727	31
14 January	=316	1,745	31
15 January	=343	1,731	31
16 January	=270	1,756	31
17 January	=248	1,760	31
18 January	328	1,740	31
19 January	=248	1,760	31
20 January	=274	1,755	31
21 January	354	1,726	31
22 January	=303	1,748	31
23 January	=214	1,772	31
24 January	=260	1,758	31
25 January	=299	1,749	31
26 January	=303	1,748	31
27 January	=296	1,750	31
28 January	=322	1,743	31
29 January	=280	1,754	31
30 January	=287	1,753	31
31 January	=248	1,760	31
1 February	=220	1,770	31
2 February	=274	1,755	31
3 February	=244	1,762	31
4 February	=287	1,753	31
5 February	=287	1,753	31
6 February	=202	1,777	31
7 February	=226	1,768	31
8 February	=244	1,762	31
9 February	=303	1,748	31
10 February	=228	1,767	31
11 February	=274	1,755	31
12 February	=220	1,770	31
13 February	=322	1,743	31
14 February	=174	1,789	31
15 February	=228	1,767	31
16 February	=248	1,760	31
17 February	=270	1,756	31
18 February	=296	1,750	31
19 February	=260	1,758	31
20 February	=226	1,768	31
21 February	234	1,766	31
22 February	=287	1,753	31
23 February	=270	1,756	31
24 February	=228	1,767	31
25 February	=265	1,757	31
26 February	=292	1,752	31
27 February	=220	1,770	31
28 February	=185	1,783	31
29 February	=316	1,745	8
1 March	=197	1,778	31
2 March	=296	1,750	31
3 March	=216	1,771	31
4 March	=207	1,776	31
5 March	=244	1,762	31
6 March	=188	1,781	31
7 March	=185	1,783	31
8 March	=248	1,760	31
9 March	=303	1,748	31
10 March	=280	1,754	31
11 March	=274	1,755	31
12 March	=292	1,752	31
13 March	295	1,751	31
14 March	=235	1,765	31
15 March	=311	1,747	31
16 March	339	1,734	31
17 March	=303	1,748	31
18 March	=311	1,747	31
19 March	=280	1,754	31
20 March	=260	1,758	31
21 March	=314	1,746	31
22 March	=314	1,746	31
23 March	340	1,733	31
24 March	=270	1,756	31
25 March	=350	1,727	31
26 March	=331	1,738	31
27 March	=255	1,759	31
28 March	=324	1,742	31
29 March	=347	1,728	31
30 March	=350	1,727	31
31 March	=329	1,739	31
1 April	361	1,686	31
2 April	356	1,716	31
3 April	=265	1,757	31
4 April	=202	1,777	31
5 April	=341	1,732	31
6 April	346	1,729	31
7 April	=255	1,759	31
8 April	=287	1,753	31
9 April	=329	1,739	31
10 April	=316	1,745	31
11 April	=216	1,771	31
12 April	=280	1,754	31
13 April	358	1,701	31
14 April	=343	1,731	31
15 April	=326	1,741	31
16 April	=280	1,754	31
17 April	=311	1,747	31
18 April	=299	1,749	31
19 April	=241	1,763	31
20 April	=326	1,741	31
21 April	=347	1,728	31
22 April	=324	1,742	31
23 April	=235	1,765	31
24 April	=235	1,765	31
25 April	=228	1,767	31
26 April	=202	1,777	31
27 April	=214	1,772	31
28 April	=188	1,781	31
29 April	=202	1,777	31
30 April	=188	1,781	31
1 May	=207	1,776	31
2 May	=202	1,777	31
3 May	=220	1,770	31
4 May	=239	1,764	31
5 May	=280	1,754	31
6 May	=320	1,744	31
7 May	=241	1,763	31
8 May	=156	1,795	31
9 May	=120	1,808	31
10 May	=135	1,803	31
11 May	187	1,782	31
12 May	=168	1,790	31
13 May	=224	1,769	31
14 May	=161	1,794	31
15 May	=107	1,811	31
16 May	=131	1,804	31
17 May	=139	1,802	31
18 May	=161	1,794	31
19 May	=147	1,798	31
20 May	=150	1,797	31
21 May	=125	1,805	31
22 May	=59	1,833	31
23 May	=70	1,827	31
24 May	=103	1,813	31
25 May	=260	1,758	31
26 May	247	1,761	31
27 May	=211	1,773	31
28 May	=168	1,790	31
29 May	=248	1,760	31
30 May	=168	1,790	31
31 May	210	1,774	31
1 June	=112	1,810	31
2 June	=150	1,797	31
3 June	=156	1,795	31
4 June	=197	1,778	31
5 June	=120	1,808	31
6 June	=107	1,811	31
7 June	=131	1,804	31
8 June	=176	1,788	31
9 June	=139	1,802	31
10 June	=131	1,804	31
11 June	=99	1,814	31
12 June	=91	1,818	31
13 June	=143	1,801	31
14 June	=112	1,810	31
15 June	=150	1,797	31
16 June	=91	1,818	31
17 June	=135	1,803	31
18 June	=115	1,809	31
19 June	=74	1,826	31
20 June	=47	1,837	31
21 June	=103	1,813	31
22 June	=150	1,797	31
23 June	=99	1,814	31
24 June	=125	1,805	31
25 June	95	1,816	31
26 June	106	1,812	31
27 June	=59	1,833	31
28 June	=112	1,810	31
29 June	=139	1,802	31
30 June	=63	1,831	31
1 July	=68	1,828	31
2 July	=53	1,835	31
3 July	=53	1,835	31
4 July	=37	1,847	31
5 July	=85	1,821	31
6 July	=107	1,811	31
7 July	=50	1,836	31
8 July	=47	1,837	31
9 July	=70	1,827	31
10 July	=25	1,857	31
11 July	32	1,851	31
12 July	39	1,846	31
13 July	=125	1,805	31
14 July	=44	1,839	31
15 July	=65	1,829	31
16 July	=59	1,833	31
17 July	=25	1,857	31
18 July	31	1,852	31
19 July	41	1,841	31
20 July	=115	1,809	31
21 July	=56	1,834	31
22 July	=74	1,826	31
23 July	=42	1,840	31
24 July	23	1,861	31
25 July	30	1,854	31
26 July	=56	1,834	31
27 July	=70	1,827	31
28 July	=47	1,837	31
29 July	=50	1,836	31
30 July	84	1,822	31
31 July	46	1,838	31
1 August	=56	1,834	31
2 August	=80	1,823	31
3 August	=115	1,809	31
4 August	94	1,817	31
5 August	=88	1,820	31
6 August	=88	1,820	31
7 August	=99	1,814	31
8 August	=27	1,856	31
9 August	=68	1,828	31
10 August	=96	1,815	31
11 August	=74	1,826	31
12 August	=53	1,835	31
13 August	=197	1,778	31
14 August	=85	1,821	31
15 August	=63	1,831	31
16 August	=123	1,807	31
17 August	167	1,792	31
18 August	=96	1,815	31
19 August	=131	1,804	31
20 August	=99	1,814	31
21 August	=70	1,827	31
22 August	=65	1,829	31
23 August	=115	1,809	31
24 August	=168	1,790	31
25 August	=320	1,744	31
26 August	=260	1,758	31
27 August	=303	1,748	31
28 August	=235	1,765	31
29 August	=228	1,767	31
30 August	=239	1,764	31
31 August	=331	1,738	31
1 September	=150	1,797	31
2 September	=91	1,818	31
3 September	=80	1,823	31
4 September	=85	1,821	31
5 September	36	1,848	31
6 September	=65	1,829	31
7 September	=80	1,823	31
8 September	=50	1,836	31
9 September	=27	1,856	31
10 September	40	1,842	31
11 September	29	1,855	31
12 September	21	1,864	31
13 September	=44	1,839	31
14 September	22	1,862	31
15 September	18	1,878	31
16 September	19	1,875	31
17 September	17	1,882	31
18 September	9	1,905	31
19 September	6	1,911	31
20 September	=11	1,901	31
21 September	15	1,894	31
22 September	7	1,909	31
23 September	=3	1,920	31
24 September	8	1,907	31
25 September	2	1,926	31
26 September	1	1,927	31
27 September	=3	1,920	31
28 September	14	1,895	31
29 September	10	1,903	31
30 September	5	1,917	31
1 October	13	1,900	31
2 October	=11	1,901	31
3 October	16	1,884	31
4 October	20	1,871	31
5 October	=33	1,850	31
6 October	24	1,859	31
7 October	=33	1,850	31
8 October	=74	1,826	31
9 October	35	1,849	31
10 October	=37	1,847	31
11 October	79	1,824	31
12 October	90	1,819	31
13 October	=188	1,781	31
14 October	=125	1,805	31
15 October	=139	1,802	31
16 October	=135	1,803	31
17 October	=145	1,800	31
18 October	=107	1,811	31
19 October	=194	1,779	31
20 October	=176	1,788	31
21 October	=161	1,794	31
22 October	184	1,784	31
23 October	=176	1,788	31
24 October	=145	1,800	31
25 October	=174	1,789	31
26 October	=194	1,779	31
27 October	=228	1,767	31
28 October	180	1,786	31
29 October	=197	1,778	31
30 October	=181	1,785	31
31 October	179	1,787	31
1 November	=143	1,801	31
2 November	=181	1,785	31
3 November	=156	1,795	31
4 November	=147	1,798	31
5 November	=168	1,790	31
6 November	=103	1,813	31
7 November	=96	1,815	31
8 November	=125	1,805	31
9 November	=147	1,798	31
10 November	=164	1,793	31
11 November	=135	1,803	31
12 November	=115	1,809	31
13 November	=156	1,795	31
14 November	=120	1,808	31
15 November	=164	1,793	31
16 November	=216	1,771	31
17 November	=194	1,779	31
18 November	193	1,780	31
19 November	=211	1,773	31
20 November	=188	1,781	31
21 November	=197	1,778	31
22 November	=224	1,769	31
23 November	=299	1,749	31
24 November	=303	1,748	31
25 November	=331	1,738	31
26 November	=299	1,749	31
27 November	=303	1,748	31
28 November	=255	1,759	31
29 November	337	1,736	31
30 November	357	1,706	31
1 December	336	1,737	31
2 December	=347	1,728	31
3 December	=331	1,738	31
4 December	=265	1,757	31
5 December	=265	1,757	31
6 December	=341	1,732	31
7 December	355	1,720	31
8 December	=331	1,738	31
9 December	345	1,730	31
10 December	338	1,735	31
11 December	=292	1,752	31
12 December	=216	1,771	31
13 December	=350	1,727	31
14 December	=316	1,745	31
15 December	=274	1,755	31
16 December	=211	1,773	31
17 December	=207	1,776	31
18 December	=107	1,811	31
19 December	=80	1,823	31
20 December	=74	1,826	31
21 December	=125	1,805	31
22 December	=123	1,807	31
23 December	=181	1,785	31
24 December	362	1,668	31
25 December	365	1,360	31
26 December	366	1,294	31
27 December	363	1,616	31
28 December	360	1,687	31
29 December	62	1,832	31
30 December	=42	1,840	31
31 December	=168	1,790	31

Source: ONS, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations (Table 12, births by date).

Source: Office for National Statistics, Births in England and Wales: birth registrations, 2025 edition, Table 12 (live births by date of birth, 1995 to 2025); and Baby names in England and Wales (top 10 names by month of birth). Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. † Baby Data calculation: the average is the births on that date in each year, divided by the number of years the date occurred (31 years, or 8 leap years for 29 February). A birthday is the date a baby was born, not registered. The daily figures do not include names; the names shown are the published top 10 for the whole month.

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Last updated: 19 October 2026