# How common is a 3 May birthday? Ranked 220th of 365 in England and Wales

3 May ranks 220th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,770 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 220 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 39% of dates
- About 1,770 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,345 (ranked 301st of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,855 (ranked 4th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,755 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,771 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,422 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,413 (ranked 344th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,869 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,946 (ranked 62nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,013 (ranked 60th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,049 (ranked 70th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,729 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,711 (ranked 289th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,987 (ranked 163rd of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,129 (ranked 78th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,021 (ranked 208th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,679 (ranked 349th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,661 (ranked 329th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,772 (ranked 281st of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,046 (ranked 65th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,990 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,806 (ranked 187th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,500 (ranked 328th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,597 (ranked 260th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,843 (ranked 19th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,746 (ranked 106th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,875 (ranked 6th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,368 (ranked 354th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,465 (ranked 323rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,671 (ranked 258th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,829 (ranked 179th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,019 (ranked 20th 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.