# How common is a 7 May birthday? Ranked 241st of 365 in England and Wales

7 May ranks 241st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,763 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 241 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 33% of dates
- About 1,763 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,798 (ranked 23rd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,842 (ranked 12th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,352 (ranked 318th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,409 (ranked 300th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,780 (ranked 178th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,871 (ranked 21st of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,841 (ranked 138th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,621 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,577 (ranked 340th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,734 (ranked 272nd of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,000 (ranked 136th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,068 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,968 (ranked 186th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 1,752 (ranked 311th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,791 (ranked 294th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 2,152 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,111 (ranked 48th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,043 (ranked 116th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,594 (ranked 342nd of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,492 (ranked 357th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,570 (ranked 295th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,827 (ranked 141st of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,860 (ranked 63rd of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,653 (ranked 215th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,362 (ranked 325th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,436 (ranked 306th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,924 (ranked 9th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,953 (ranked 22nd of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,926 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,775 (ranked 222nd of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,577 (ranked 297th 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.