# How common is a 3 December birthday? Ranked 334th of 365 in England and Wales

3 December ranks 334th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,738 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 334 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 8% of dates
- About 1,738 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,701 (ranked 174th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,660 (ranked 235th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,360 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,393 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,754 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,616 (ranked 250th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,723 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,826 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,539 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,640 (ranked 328th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,947 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,959 (ranked 173rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,968 (ranked 186th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,991 (ranked 235th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,777 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,061 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,080 (ranked 76th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,958 (ranked 230th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,958 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,597 (ranked 319th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,584 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,853 (ranked 113th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,761 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,721 (ranked 140th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,562 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,411 (ranked 321st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,726 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,730 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,823 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,786 (ranked 219th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,411 (ranked 352nd 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.