# How common is a 1 December birthday? Ranked 335th of 365 in England and Wales

1 December ranks 335th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,737 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 335 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 8% of dates
- About 1,737 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,660 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,292 (ranked 360th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,775 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,727 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,818 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,698 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,427 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,539 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,981 (ranked 103rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,935 (ranked 210th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,863 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,937 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,571 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,745 (ranked 316th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,117 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,028 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,020 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,864 (ranked 254th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,726 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,879 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,846 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,896 (ranked 59th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,712 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,349 (ranked 333rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,403 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,705 (ranked 197th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,761 (ranked 186th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,799 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,648 (ranked 266th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,416 (ranked 353rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,724 (ranked 239th 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.