# How common is a 28 December birthday? Ranked 359th of 365 in England and Wales

28 December ranks 359th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,687 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 359 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 1% of dates
- About 1,687 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,264 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,327 (ranked 341st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,781 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,770 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,429 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,290 (ranked 362nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,424 (ranked 360th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,922 (ranked 92nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,943 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,951 (ranked 195th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,529 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,519 (ranked 361st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,746 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,100 (ranked 116th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,063 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,798 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,706 (ranked 304th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,542 (ranked 362nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,158 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,994 (ranked 59th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,852 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,471 (ranked 342nd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,452 (ranked 328th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,495 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,779 (ranked 65th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,780 (ranked 85th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,522 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,463 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,565 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,757 (ranked 234th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,897 (ranked 113th 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.