# How common is a 17 December birthday? Ranked 207th of 365 in England and Wales

17 December ranks 207th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,776 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 207 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 43% of dates
- About 1,776 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,663 (ranked 225th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,732 (ranked 150th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,314 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,359 (ranked 349th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,723 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,655 (ranked 238th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,814 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,862 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,573 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,672 (ranked 307th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,998 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,970 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,023 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,042 (ranked 191st of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,835 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,145 (ranked 53rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,129 (ranked 31st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,035 (ranked 129th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,960 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,592 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,613 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,980 (ranked 10th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,776 (ranked 152nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,791 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,617 (ranked 240th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,342 (ranked 350th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,807 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,810 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,847 (ranked 159th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,983 (ranked 30th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,405 (ranked 357th 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.