# How common is a 9 May birthday? Ranked 121st of 365 in England and Wales

9 May ranks 121st of 365 birthdays in England and Wales, with about 1,808 births a year on average from 1995 to 2025. Pick any birthday to see its rank, then compare it with someone.

- Rank: 121 of 365 (1 is the most common date)
- More common than 67% of dates
- About 1,808 births a year, on average

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

- 2025: 1,780 (ranked 38th of 365 that year)
- 2024: 1,801 (ranked 31st of 366 that year)
- 2023: 1,755 (ranked 96th of 365 that year)
- 2022: 1,698 (ranked 229th of 365 that year)
- 2021: 1,427 (ranked 337th of 365 that year)
- 2020: 1,524 (ranked 272nd of 366 that year)
- 2019: 1,926 (ranked 39th of 365 that year)
- 2018: 1,931 (ranked 81st of 365 that year)
- 2017: 1,905 (ranked 198th of 365 that year)
- 2016: 2,044 (ranked 77th of 366 that year)
- 2015: 1,668 (ranked 321st of 365 that year)
- 2014: 1,986 (ranked 142nd of 365 that year)
- 2013: 1,997 (ranked 147th of 365 that year)
- 2012: 2,122 (ranked 85th of 366 that year)
- 2011: 2,086 (ranked 129th of 365 that year)
- 2010: 1,681 (ranked 346th of 365 that year)
- 2009: 1,771 (ranked 273rd of 365 that year)
- 2008: 2,094 (ranked 47th of 366 that year)
- 2007: 1,988 (ranked 116th of 365 that year)
- 2006: 1,949 (ranked 110th of 365 that year)
- 2005: 1,765 (ranked 230th of 365 that year)
- 2004: 1,425 (ranked 356th of 366 that year)
- 2003: 1,867 (ranked 54th of 365 that year)
- 2002: 1,720 (ranked 143rd of 365 that year)
- 2001: 1,789 (ranked 52nd of 365 that year)
- 2000: 1,753 (ranked 125th of 366 that year)
- 1999: 1,457 (ranked 320th of 365 that year)
- 1998: 1,626 (ranked 266th of 365 that year)
- 1997: 1,854 (ranked 154th of 365 that year)
- 1996: 1,898 (ranked 106th of 366 that year)
- 1995: 1,765 (ranked 220th 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.