# How common is a 22 May birthday? Ranked 61st of 365 in England and Wales

22 May ranks 61st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,833 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 61 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 83% of dates
- About 1,833 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,800 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,794 (ranked 43rd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,775 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,407 (ranked 303rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,472 (ranked 309th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,830 (ranked 50th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,942 (ranked 29th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,963 (ranked 41st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,947 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,664 (ranked 313th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,121 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,105 (ranked 26th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,034 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,123 (ranked 84th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,672 (ranked 349th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,744 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,146 (ranked 18th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,073 (ranked 74th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,022 (ranked 78th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,866 (ranked 195th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,497 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,479 (ranked 338th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,857 (ranked 68th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,783 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,832 (ranked 21st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,714 (ranked 183rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,569 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,860 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,962 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,907 (ranked 90th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,849 (ranked 165th 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.