# How common is a 5 March birthday? Ranked 246th of 365 in England and Wales

5 March ranks 246th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,762 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 246 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 32% of dates
- About 1,762 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,664 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,774 (ranked 68th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,371 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,395 (ranked 321st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,810 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,776 (ranked 136th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,819 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,756 (ranked 248th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,574 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,691 (ranked 298th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,972 (ranked 171st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,979 (ranked 151st of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,995 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,065 (ranked 166th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,755 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,002 (ranked 219th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,993 (ranked 182nd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,012 (ranked 169th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,897 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,510 (ranked 351st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,587 (ranked 286th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,849 (ranked 118th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,792 (ranked 127th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,746 (ranked 103rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,659 (ranked 206th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,346 (ranked 349th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,871 (ranked 51st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,849 (ranked 123rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,862 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,833 (ranked 175th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,416 (ranked 350th 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.