# How common is a 24 May birthday? Ranked 104th of 365 in England and Wales

24 May ranks 104th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,813 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 104 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 71% of dates
- About 1,813 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,367 (ranked 283rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,796 (ranked 36th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,744 (ranked 121st of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,720 (ranked 211th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,741 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,476 (ranked 304th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,935 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,969 (ranked 35th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,008 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,989 (ranked 149th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,702 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,748 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,035 (ranked 87th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,201 (ranked 28th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,060 (ranked 170th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,031 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,663 (ranked 328th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,814 (ranked 262nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,076 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,948 (ranked 112th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,839 (ranked 153rd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,729 (ranked 244th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,474 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,715 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,859 (ranked 7th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,838 (ranked 22nd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,760 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,392 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,640 (ranked 269th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,951 (ranked 46th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,986 (ranked 35th 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.