# How common is a 31 December birthday? Ranked 170th of 365 in England and Wales

31 December ranks 170th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,790 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 170 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 53% of dates
- About 1,790 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,799 (ranked 22nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,763 (ranked 84th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,290 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,423 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,801 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,741 (ranked 184th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,837 (ranked 143rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,857 (ranked 195th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,565 (ranked 346th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,664 (ranked 313th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,094 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,980 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,963 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,997 (ranked 232nd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,814 (ranked 279th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,149 (ranked 48th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,196 (ranked 6th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,033 (ranked 136th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,976 (ranked 131st of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,654 (ranked 290th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,636 (ranked 267th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,937 (ranked 22nd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,762 (ranked 169th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,780 (ranked 65th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,615 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,377 (ranked 336th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,664 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,855 (ranked 116th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,891 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,844 (ranked 165th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,532 (ranked 311th 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.