# How common is a 5 December birthday? Ranked 267th of 365 in England and Wales

5 December ranks 267th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,757 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 267 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 26% of dates
- About 1,757 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,702 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,726 (ranked 159th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,709 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,666 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,473 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,345 (ranked 359th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,864 (ranked 109th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,822 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,852 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,847 (ranked 250th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,707 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,938 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,967 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,974 (ranked 246th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,016 (ranked 212th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,697 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,745 (ranked 283rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,102 (ranked 38th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,929 (ranked 192nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,904 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,745 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,459 (ranked 348th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,760 (ranked 174th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,717 (ranked 149th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,659 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,715 (ranked 181st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,371 (ranked 351st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,488 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,855 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,912 (ranked 84th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,800 (ranked 196th 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.