# How common is a 17 May birthday? Ranked 139th of 365 in England and Wales

17 May ranks 139th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,802 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 139 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 62% of dates
- About 1,802 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,376 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,783 (ranked 57th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,775 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,802 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,723 (ranked 221st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,398 (ranked 350th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,894 (ranked 66th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,980 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,917 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,046 (ranked 76th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,717 (ranked 288th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,762 (ranked 268th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,012 (ranked 119th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,182 (ranked 35th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,106 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,948 (ranked 249th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,683 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,759 (ranked 287th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,023 (ranked 76th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,895 (ranked 168th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,798 (ranked 202nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,736 (ranked 241st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,549 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,806 (ranked 36th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,802 (ranked 41st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,770 (ranked 97th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,713 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,478 (ranked 319th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,698 (ranked 252nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,823 (ranked 187th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,916 (ranked 92nd 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.