# How common is a 23 May birthday? Ranked 70th of 365 in England and Wales

23 May ranks 70th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,827 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 70 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 81% of dates
- About 1,827 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,737 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,796 (ranked 36th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,722 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,739 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,436 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,511 (ranked 281st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,946 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,904 (ranked 124th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,982 (ranked 101st of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,938 (ranked 205th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,740 (ranked 276th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,070 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,995 (ranked 150th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,092 (ranked 123rd of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,055 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,782 (ranked 293rd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,807 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,154 (ranked 8th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,084 (ranked 40th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,903 (ranked 158th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,831 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,381 (ranked 364th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,902 (ranked 23rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,697 (ranked 177th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,807 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,773 (ranked 94th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,444 (ranked 326th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,563 (ranked 287th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,919 (ranked 64th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,899 (ranked 105th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,037 (ranked 15th 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.