# How common is a 29 May birthday? Ranked 252nd of 365 in England and Wales

29 May ranks 252nd of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,760 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 252 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 30% of dates
- About 1,760 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,812 (ranked 10th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,703 (ranked 190th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,307 (ranked 350th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,413 (ranked 297th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,464 (ranked 312th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,836 (ranked 45th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,918 (ranked 44th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,905 (ranked 119th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,582 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,738 (ranked 270th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,121 (ranked 24th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,986 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,999 (ranked 141st of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,121 (ranked 88th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,758 (ranked 314th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,734 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,075 (ranked 79th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,046 (ranked 114th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,934 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,569 (ranked 330th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,503 (ranked 329th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,580 (ranked 285th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,800 (ranked 122nd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,773 (ranked 76th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,644 (ranked 224th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,491 (ranked 277th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,578 (ranked 266th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,836 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,973 (ranked 18th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,816 (ranked 192nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,538 (ranked 309th 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.