# How common is a 26 December birthday? Ranked 365th of 365 in England and Wales

26 December ranks 365th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,294 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 365 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- Less common than every other date
- About 1,294 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,052 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,050 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,051 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,123 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,139 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,076 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,219 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,193 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,251 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,360 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,420 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,361 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,474 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,601 (ranked 364th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,505 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,525 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,534 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,452 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,447 (ranked 364th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,357 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,273 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,306 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,316 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,290 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,147 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,173 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,312 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,294 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,288 (ranked 365th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,296 (ranked 366th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,228 (ranked 365th 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.