# How common is a 26 May birthday? Ranked 247th of 365 in England and Wales

26 May ranks 247th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,761 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 247 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 32% of dates
- About 1,761 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,418 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,322 (ranked 344th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,779 (ranked 58th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,781 (ranked 107th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,813 (ranked 134th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,817 (ranked 63rd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,533 (ranked 307th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,695 (ranked 256th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,007 (ranked 64th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,124 (ranked 20th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,985 (ranked 155th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,643 (ranked 326th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,670 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,847 (ranked 264th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,181 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,049 (ranked 162nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,983 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,657 (ranked 339th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,765 (ranked 275th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 2,048 (ranked 23rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,902 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,924 (ranked 28th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,400 (ranked 345th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,336 (ranked 342nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,528 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,819 (ranked 40th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,881 (ranked 43rd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,719 (ranked 243rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,476 (ranked 332nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,456 (ranked 340th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,041 (ranked 13th 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.