# How common is a 8 May birthday? Ranked 160th of 365 in England and Wales

8 May ranks 160th of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,795 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 160 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 56% of dates
- About 1,795 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,757 (ranked 72nd of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,798 (ranked 34th of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,366 (ranked 302nd of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,407 (ranked 303rd of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,496 (ranked 299th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,595 (ranked 255th of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,927 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,927 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,934 (ranked 165th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 1,747 (ranked 266th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 2,093 (ranked 45th of 365 that year)
- 2014: 2,135 (ranked 14th of 365 that year)
- 2013: 2,024 (ranked 99th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,130 (ranked 76th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 1,801 (ranked 282nd of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,739 (ranked 315th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 2,071 (ranked 84th of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,093 (ranked 49th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,958 (ranked 156th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,861 (ranked 203rd of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,438 (ranked 356th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,514 (ranked 318th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,864 (ranked 58th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,757 (ranked 89th of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,691 (ranked 177th of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,706 (ranked 195th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,587 (ranked 264th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,904 (ranked 60th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,926 (ranked 55th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,870 (ranked 136th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,516 (ranked 321st 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.