# How common is a 16 May birthday? Ranked 133rd of 365 in England and Wales

16 May ranks 133rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,804 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 133 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 63% of dates
- About 1,804 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,791 (ranked 29th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,846 (ranked 10th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,666 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,752 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,463 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,486 (ranked 298th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,862 (ranked 114th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,910 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,908 (ranked 196th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,943 (ranked 203rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,785 (ranked 263rd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,029 (ranked 95th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,064 (ranked 62nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,072 (ranked 159th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,009 (ranked 216th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,664 (ranked 352nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,702 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,017 (ranked 160th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,003 (ranked 100th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,959 (ranked 104th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,806 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,440 (ranked 353rd of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,773 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,723 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,787 (ranked 56th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,775 (ranked 90th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,457 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,597 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,910 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,849 (ranked 158th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,878 (ranked 139th 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.