# How common is a 25 May birthday? Ranked 263rd of 365 in England and Wales

25 May ranks 263rd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,758 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 263 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 28% of dates
- About 1,758 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,378 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,305 (ranked 354th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,799 (ranked 33rd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,818 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,735 (ranked 212th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,451 (ranked 324th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,582 (ranked 277th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,910 (ranked 111th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,118 (ranked 3rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,026 (ranked 98th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,684 (ranked 314th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,604 (ranked 348th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,710 (ranked 297th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,160 (ranked 55th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,023 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,065 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,687 (ranked 314th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,670 (ranked 332nd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,087 (ranked 37th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,980 (ranked 75th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,864 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,806 (ranked 171st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,473 (ranked 317th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,480 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,734 (ranked 121st of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,866 (ranked 8th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,886 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,432 (ranked 333rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,418 (ranked 350th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,673 (ranked 267th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,080 (ranked 2nd 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.