# How common is a 4 May birthday? Ranked 240th of 365 in England and Wales

4 May ranks 240th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,764 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 240 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 34% of dates
- About 1,764 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,341 (ranked 305th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,415 (ranked 271st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,788 (ranked 46th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,776 (ranked 115th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,844 (ranked 104th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,722 (ranked 198th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,660 (ranked 254th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,986 (ranked 25th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 2,000 (ranked 73rd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,036 (ranked 87th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,578 (ranked 359th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,603 (ranked 349th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,680 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,171 (ranked 48th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,138 (ranked 53rd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,033 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,645 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 1,648 (ranked 343rd of 366 that year)
- 2007: 2,020 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,991 (ranked 61st of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,894 (ranked 90th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,722 (ranked 246th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,429 (ranked 335th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,539 (ranked 262nd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,839 (ranked 18th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,765 (ranked 105th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,770 (ranked 175th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,496 (ranked 316th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,519 (ranked 309th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,554 (ranked 308th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 2,068 (ranked 4th 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.