# How common is a 15 December birthday? Ranked 278th of 365 in England and Wales

15 December ranks 278th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,755 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 278 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 23% of dates
- About 1,755 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,675 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,329 (ranked 340th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,730 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,710 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,802 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,625 (ranked 245th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,481 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,590 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,904 (ranked 199th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,945 (ranked 198th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,940 (ranked 208th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,920 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,618 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,776 (ranked 299th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,072 (ranked 146th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,049 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,122 (ranked 36th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,010 (ranked 171st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,647 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,890 (ranked 173rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,910 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,921 (ranked 30th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,723 (ranked 210th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,350 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,334 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,713 (ranked 186th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,744 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,798 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,787 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,495 (ranked 325th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,787 (ranked 206th 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.