# How common is a 6 May birthday? Ranked 320th of 365 in England and Wales

6 May ranks 320th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,744 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 320 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 12% of dates
- About 1,744 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,793 (ranked 28th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,422 (ranked 266th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,372 (ranked 297th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,811 (ranked 67th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,797 (ranked 159th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,838 (ranked 42nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,477 (ranked 346th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,501 (ranked 353rd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,677 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,080 (ranked 48th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,997 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,952 (ranked 188th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,596 (ranked 355th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,779 (ranked 298th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,080 (ranked 139th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,098 (ranked 102nd of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,127 (ranked 33rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,006 (ranked 178th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,630 (ranked 323rd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,610 (ranked 313th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,870 (ranked 117th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,871 (ranked 95th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,759 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,329 (ranked 344th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,366 (ranked 324th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,534 (ranked 263rd of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,899 (ranked 27th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,849 (ranked 123rd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,830 (ranked 176th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,450 (ranked 344th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,667 (ranked 261st 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.