# How common is a 12 December birthday? Ranked 216th of 365 in England and Wales

12 December ranks 216th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,771 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 216 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 40% of dates
- About 1,771 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,661 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,712 (ranked 178th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,672 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,660 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,395 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,294 (ranked 361st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,847 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,834 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,945 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,958 (ranked 187th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,717 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,960 (ranked 171st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,989 (ranked 157th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,040 (ranked 194th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,081 (ranked 137th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,734 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,686 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,042 (ranked 121st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,975 (ranked 132nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,887 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,745 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,500 (ranked 328th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,785 (ranked 141st of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,763 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,683 (ranked 185th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,716 (ranked 178th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,415 (ranked 336th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,542 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,916 (ranked 70th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,928 (ranked 66th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,825 (ranked 181st 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.