# How common is a 16 March birthday? Ranked 338th of 365 in England and Wales

16 March ranks 338th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,734 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 338 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 7% of dates
- About 1,734 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,293 (ranked 347th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,367 (ranked 308th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,700 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,741 (ranked 186th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,748 (ranked 205th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,688 (ranked 226th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,469 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,884 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,877 (ranked 222nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,008 (ranked 121st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,859 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,725 (ranked 283rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,688 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,137 (ranked 73rd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,967 (ranked 242nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,027 (ranked 185th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,911 (ranked 241st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,667 (ranked 334th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,931 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,863 (ranked 200th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,851 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,787 (ranked 200th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,355 (ranked 358th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,352 (ranked 331st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,712 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,702 (ranked 201st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,773 (ranked 169th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,697 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,505 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,606 (ranked 288th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,877 (ranked 140th 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.