# How common is a 16 December birthday? Ranked 213th of 365 in England and Wales

16 December ranks 213th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,773 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 213 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 41% of dates
- About 1,773 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,716 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,676 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,335 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,712 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,834 (ranked 114th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,630 (ranked 244th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,804 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,541 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,575 (ranked 342nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,991 (ranked 145th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,961 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,062 (ranked 60th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,016 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,676 (ranked 354th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,099 (ranked 109th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,099 (ranked 100th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,048 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,018 (ranked 157th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,671 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,549 (ranked 339th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,976 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,839 (ranked 130th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,711 (ranked 223rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,697 (ranked 177th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,306 (ranked 351st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,433 (ranked 308th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,751 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,875 (ranked 85th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,844 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,904 (ranked 96th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,605 (ranked 288th 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.