# How common is a 21 May birthday? Ranked 127th of 365 in England and Wales

21 May ranks 127th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,805 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 127 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 65% of dates
- About 1,805 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,791 (ranked 29th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,721 (ranked 167th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,403 (ranked 271st of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,394 (ranked 323rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,789 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,879 (ranked 16th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,877 (ranked 86th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,862 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,666 (ranked 291st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,799 (ranked 258th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,134 (ranked 17th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,056 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,000 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,020 (ranked 213th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,817 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,144 (ranked 54th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,065 (ranked 88th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,034 (ranked 134th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,930 (ranked 191st of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,592 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,592 (ranked 284th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,835 (ranked 135th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,842 (ranked 83rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,699 (ranked 172nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,615 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,363 (ranked 341st of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,847 (ranked 77th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,884 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,908 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,860 (ranked 145th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,526 (ranked 315th 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.