# How common is a 28 May birthday? Ranked 168th of 365 in England and Wales

28 May ranks 168th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,790 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 168 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 54% of dates
- About 1,790 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,844 (ranked 1st of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,731 (ranked 152nd of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,409 (ranked 267th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,471 (ranked 265th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,804 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,820 (ranked 62nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,860 (ranked 119th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,675 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,686 (ranked 278th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,684 (ranked 302nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,149 (ranked 9th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,050 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,956 (ranked 197th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,082 (ranked 139th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,851 (ranked 259th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,108 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,053 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,108 (ranked 33rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,662 (ranked 310th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,598 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,626 (ranked 272nd of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,871 (ranked 95th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,844 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,723 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,400 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,366 (ranked 339th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 2,021 (ranked 1st of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,793 (ranked 181st of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,961 (ranked 26th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,725 (ranked 245th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,565 (ranked 301st 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.