# How common is a 15 May birthday? Ranked 107th of 365 in England and Wales

15 May ranks 107th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,811 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 107 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 70% of dates
- About 1,811 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,757 (ranked 72nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,781 (ranked 60th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,737 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,362 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,425 (ranked 338th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,831 (ranked 49th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,843 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,989 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,893 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,635 (ranked 331st of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,094 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,076 (ranked 47th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,003 (ranked 131st of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,145 (ranked 70th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,674 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,744 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,972 (ranked 209th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,051 (ranked 102nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,007 (ranked 97th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,848 (ranked 214th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,464 (ranked 343rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,559 (ranked 295th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,847 (ranked 76th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,824 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,723 (ranked 135th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,755 (ranked 122nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,563 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,931 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,954 (ranked 29th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,846 (ranked 162nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,808 (ranked 192nd 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.