# How common is a 23 December birthday? Ranked 182nd of 365 in England and Wales

23 December ranks 182nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,785 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 182 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 50% of dates
- About 1,785 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,833 (ranked 5th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,763 (ranked 84th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,361 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,777 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,804 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,664 (ranked 237th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,850 (ranked 127th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,547 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,635 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,989 (ranked 149th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,079 (ranked 54th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,013 (ranked 112th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,096 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,752 (ranked 311th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,061 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,148 (ranked 51st of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,093 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,024 (ranked 148th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,657 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,621 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,827 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,789 (ranked 198th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,789 (ranked 131st of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,704 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,321 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,471 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,783 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,741 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,759 (ranked 231st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,768 (ranked 229th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,603 (ranked 290th 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.