# How common is a 29 December birthday? Ranked 62nd of 365 in England and Wales

29 December ranks 62nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,832 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 62 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 83% of dates
- About 1,832 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,698 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,343 (ranked 331st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,805 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,870 (ranked 13th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,958 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,756 (ranked 166th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,456 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,604 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,025 (ranked 48th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,077 (ranked 51st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,066 (ranked 64th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,906 (ranked 232nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,616 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,795 (ranked 292nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,161 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,141 (ranked 57th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,132 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,050 (ranked 104th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,808 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,084 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,985 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,908 (ranked 44th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,755 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,426 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,541 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,782 (ranked 82nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,856 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,819 (ranked 161st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,890 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,633 (ranked 283rd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,857 (ranked 157th 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.