# How common is a 20 May birthday? Ranked 152nd of 365 in England and Wales

20 May ranks 152nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,797 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 152 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 58% of dates
- About 1,797 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,752 (ranked 82nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,693 (ranked 207th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,411 (ranked 266th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,832 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,810 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,867 (ranked 22nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,807 (ranked 184th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,599 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,753 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,019 (ranked 109th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,040 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,902 (ranked 234th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,893 (ranked 245th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,682 (ranked 351st of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,112 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,007 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,006 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,049 (ranked 108th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,612 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,637 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,904 (ranked 81st of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,858 (ranked 107th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,765 (ranked 167th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,680 (ranked 193rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,370 (ranked 323rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,487 (ranked 279th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,959 (ranked 4th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,831 (ranked 144th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,872 (ranked 131st of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,801 (ranked 207th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,701 (ranked 251st 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.