By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-05 18:11:50 | Updated at 2025-01-07 09:10:20
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Ever wondered how popular your birthday is?
Well, now you can find out exactly how it ranks – and how many people are born on that specific day – with our fascinating tool.
The ten most common birthdays, according to MailOnline analysis of official statistics, all occur between September 20 and 30.
September 27 tops the charts, with 1,944 babies born on that date each year.
The figures, calculated by averaging out every birth in England and Wales between 1995 and 2023, shows Boxing Day is the least common birthday.
Just 1,310 boys and girls are born on December 26 each year.
Our calculator reveals exactly where your birthday ranks out of all 366 days of the year – including February 29.
After Boxing Day, Christmas Day itself is the next least common birthday (1,378), followed by New Year's Day (1,545)
February 29, however, which only comes around once every four years, sits 327th on the lift.
Between 1995 and 2023 there were 19,051,773 live births in England and Wales, varying by year from 591,072 in 2023 to 729,674 in 2012.
The 2023 new arrivals figure was the lowest since the late 1970s.
Yet, despite the drop in numbers over recent years, the most and least popular days have remained relatively consistent.
The most popular days to be born fall approximately nine months after the festive period.
Analysts claim one reason September birthdays are so common is because couples might plan to have children who are the oldest in their school year.
Others put it down to couples having more sex over the Christmas break.
Explaining why the birthday figures fall over the Christmas and New Year period, the ONS said: ‘This is likely 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.’
