# How common is a 12 May birthday? Ranked 171st of 365 in England and Wales

12 May ranks 171st 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: 171 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: 1,773 (ranked 49th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,359 (ranked 316th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,729 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,740 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,857 (ranked 87th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,713 (ranked 208th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,498 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,580 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,035 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,077 (ranked 51st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,023 (ranked 113th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,898 (ranked 237th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,607 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,767 (ranked 303rd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,103 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,093 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,995 (ranked 180th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,081 (ranked 65th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,693 (ranked 298th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,931 (ranked 126th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,889 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,776 (ranked 221st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,744 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,345 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,479 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,800 (ranked 56th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,855 (ranked 68th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,818 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,857 (ranked 151st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,435 (ranked 349th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,932 (ranked 78th 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.