# How common is a 24 December birthday? Ranked 361st of 365 in England and Wales

24 December ranks 361st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,668 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 361 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 1% of dates
- About 1,668 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,661 (ranked 227th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,669 (ranked 231st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,290 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,290 (ranked 362nd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,694 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,525 (ranked 271st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,641 (ranked 259th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,800 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,514 (ranked 362nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,627 (ranked 336th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,985 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,874 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,899 (ranked 238th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,915 (ranked 254th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,795 (ranked 292nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,961 (ranked 244th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,968 (ranked 212th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,916 (ranked 246th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,863 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,460 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,577 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,739 (ranked 239th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,661 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,620 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,447 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,293 (ranked 363rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,630 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,636 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,697 (ranked 253rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,680 (ranked 262nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,380 (ranked 361st 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.