# How common is a 2 December birthday? Ranked 346th of 365 in England and Wales

2 December ranks 346th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,728 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 346 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 5% of dates
- About 1,728 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,685 (ranked 189th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,724 (ranked 163rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,338 (ranked 333rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,664 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,818 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,640 (ranked 241st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,727 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,530 (ranked 341st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,558 (ranked 350th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,928 (ranked 218th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,948 (ranked 197th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,942 (ranked 201st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,880 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,666 (ranked 356th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,134 (ranked 56th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,059 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,040 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,023 (ranked 150th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,609 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,628 (ranked 303rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,903 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,741 (ranked 238th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,716 (ranked 218th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,632 (ranked 235th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,250 (ranked 361st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,449 (ranked 298th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,766 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,710 (ranked 246th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,709 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,752 (ranked 236th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,403 (ranked 358th 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.