# How common is a 17 March birthday? Ranked 306th of 365 in England and Wales

17 March ranks 306th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,748 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 306 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 16% of dates
- About 1,748 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,716 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,342 (ranked 332nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,663 (ranked 226th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,744 (ranked 179th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,838 (ranked 108th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,725 (ranked 197th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,494 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,497 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,879 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,994 (ranked 138th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,866 (ranked 247th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,932 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,601 (ranked 352nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,790 (ranked 294th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,052 (ranked 183rd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,013 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,940 (ranked 233rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,909 (ranked 249th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,659 (ranked 311th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,864 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,804 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,827 (ranked 141st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,667 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,272 (ranked 363rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,487 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,740 (ranked 142nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,883 (ranked 42nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,791 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,808 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,430 (ranked 352nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,961 (ranked 55th 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.