# How common is a 27 May birthday? Ranked 211th of 365 in England and Wales

27 May ranks 211th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,773 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 211 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 42% of dates
- About 1,773 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,795 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,439 (ranked 261st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,413 (ranked 265th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,734 (ranked 193rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,755 (ranked 201st of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,857 (ranked 29th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,569 (ranked 284th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,517 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,697 (ranked 274th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,074 (ranked 53rd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,061 (ranked 74th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,966 (ranked 166th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,665 (ranked 329th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,810 (ranked 280th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,105 (ranked 99th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,103 (ranked 98th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,984 (ranked 194th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,031 (ranked 140th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,612 (ranked 334th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,726 (ranked 261st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,986 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,899 (ranked 56th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,817 (ranked 105th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,670 (ranked 207th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,379 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,516 (ranked 270th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,986 (ranked 2nd of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,861 (ranked 106th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,771 (ranked 222nd of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,454 (ranked 341st of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,722 (ranked 240th 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.