# How common is a 18 May birthday? Ranked 161st of 365 in England and Wales

18 May ranks 161st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,794 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 161 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 56% of dates
- About 1,794 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,406 (ranked 259th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,393 (ranked 282nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,800 (ranked 32nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,755 (ranked 158th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,765 (ranked 189th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,788 (ranked 111th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,627 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,922 (ranked 92nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,983 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,005 (ranked 124th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,957 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,683 (ranked 308th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,713 (ranked 292nd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,205 (ranked 23rd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,105 (ranked 99th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,027 (ranked 185th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,988 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,710 (ranked 312th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,955 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,971 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,825 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,819 (ranked 149th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,459 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,451 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,775 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,760 (ranked 112th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,864 (ranked 59th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,757 (ranked 214th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,587 (ranked 285th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,586 (ranked 295th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,983 (ranked 36th 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.