# How common is a 21 December birthday? Ranked 128th of 365 in England and Wales

21 December ranks 128th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,805 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 128 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 64% of dates
- About 1,805 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,296 (ranked 341st of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,375 (ranked 300th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,775 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,824 (ranked 51st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,856 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,638 (ranked 242nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,523 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,934 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,970 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,012 (ranked 113th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,042 (ranked 95th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,547 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,709 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,212 (ranked 21st of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,215 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,134 (ranked 62nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,074 (ranked 82nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,724 (ranked 301st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,175 (ranked 4th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,937 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,969 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,894 (ranked 64th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,445 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,543 (ranked 261st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,742 (ranked 112th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,770 (ranked 97th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,849 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,782 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,459 (ranked 342nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,703 (ranked 250th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,812 (ranked 189th 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.