What was the most common birthday in England & Wales in 2010?

Name: England and Wales births by day, 2010
Creator: Office for National Statistics
Published: 2026-09-15

Published by Birthday Traffic · September 15, 2026 · Sources and method

September 23most births in 2010a Thursday, 2,330 births
December 26fewest births in 2010a Sunday, 1,525 births
Septemberbusiest month per day2,100 births per day
85%weekend levelSaturday and Sunday against a weekday, per day; Thursday busiest

In 2010, England and Wales recorded 723,165 births over 365 days, 1,981 on an average day. The busiest single date was September 23, a Thursday, with 2,330 births; the quietest was December 26, a Sunday, with 1,525. September was the busiest month per day and Thursday the busiest weekday; a Saturday or Sunday recorded about 85% of a weekday’s births. Within one year each date has one weekday, so every table here names it. The multi-year ranking for England & Wales is on its own page.

Every day of 2010 in England & Wales: recorded births

Every day of 2010 in calendar order as one line, with the busiest and quietest dates marked and the year’s average day drawn across it.

The regular dips are weekends. The deepest dips are fixed holidays.

The busiest dates of 2010

Dates of 2010 with the most recorded births in England & Wales
Date	Weekday	Births	% of an average day
September 23	Thursday	2,330	117.6
September 24	Friday	2,316	116.9
October 1	Friday	2,291	115.6
September 22	Wednesday	2,283	115.2
September 21	Tuesday	2,278	115.0
September 30	Thursday	2,276	114.9
December 30	Thursday	2,272	114.7
October 7	Thursday	2,265	114.3
September 28	Tuesday	2,259	114.0
September 16	Thursday	2,257	113.9

The quietest dates of 2010

Dates of 2010 with the fewest recorded births in England & Wales
Date	Weekday	Births	% of an average day
December 26	Sunday	1,525	77.0
February 14	Sunday	1,571	79.3
April 5	Monday	1,584	79.9
April 4	Sunday	1,585	80.0
April 11	Sunday	1,591	80.3
March 21	Sunday	1,591	80.3
March 28	Sunday	1,598	80.7
April 18	Sunday	1,608	81.2
January 24	Sunday	1,613	81.4
May 30	Sunday	1,634	82.5

2010 by weekday and by month

England & Wales, 2010: births per day by weekday

Seven columns, Monday to Sunday, average recorded births per day in 2010.

England & Wales, 2010: births per day by weekday
Weekday	Days	Births per day
Thursday	52	2,116
Friday	53	2,095
Tuesday	52	2,078
Wednesday	52	2,075
Monday	52	1,987
Saturday	52	1,799
Sunday	52	1,717

England & Wales, 2010: births per day by month
Month	Births	Births per day
September	62,986	2,100
October	64,542	2,082
November	60,745	2,025
July	62,166	2,005
June	59,459	1,982
December	61,334	1,979
August	60,598	1,955
February	54,551	1,948
January	60,179	1,941
March	59,965	1,934
May	59,444	1,918
April	57,196	1,907

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Sources, method and limits

Source: Office for National Statistics, daily live births by date of occurrence, Table 12 of the births release of September 8, 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Births occurring in England and Wales, including to mothers resident elsewhere, as registered by the release date. 723,165 births over 365 days; the weekday of each day is taken from the calendar date. One year, one country, one series.

Every figure above comes from the administrative records named here, at the granularity those records publish: a day, a month or a year. Coverage and definitions differ between countries and eras, so two sources are combined only where their documentation states the windows are separate, and the page where that happens says so.

Full method, leap-day treatment and definitions.

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