Live births

Live births by age of mother/father, sex, marital status, country of birth, socio-economic status, previous children and area.

Highlights

There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016, a decrease of 0.2% from 2015.
In 2016, the total fertility rate (TFR) decreased to 1.81 children per woman, from 1.82 in 2015.
The average age of mothers in 2016 increased to 30.4 years, compared with 30.3 years in 2015.

Birth Summary Tables - England and Wales

Numbers of live births and stillbirths, fertility rates, percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership, sex ratio, mean age of mother, area of usual residence of mother and percentage of births to non-UK born mothers.
Births by mothers' usual area of residence in the UK

Live births in the UK by area of usual residence of mother. The tables contain summary data for local authorities and local health boards (within Wales) including figures by age of mother.
Baby Names Statistics Girls

Ranks and counts for girls' baby names in England and Wales and also by region and month.
Baby Names Statistics Boys

Ranks and counts for boys' baby names in England and Wales and also by region and month.
Birth characteristics

Live births by sex, ethnicity and month. Maternities by place of birth and with multiple births. Stillbirths by age of parents and quarter.
Births by parents' characteristics

Live births in England and Wales by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Births in England and Wales: 2016

Live births, stillbirths, and the intensity of childbearing measured by the total fertility rate.
Baby names in England and Wales: 2016

Most popular first names for baby boys and girls using birth registration data.
Births by parents' country of birth, England and Wales: 2016

Annual statistics on live births. Includes countries of birth for non-UK-born mothers and fathers.
Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2016

The changing composition of families over time, comparing women of the same age and the children they have had.
Births by parents' characteristics in England and Wales: 2016

Live births by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
Birth characteristics in England and Wales: 2016

Live births by sex, ethnicity and month. Maternities by place of birth and with multiple births. Stillbirths by age of parents and quarter.

How popular is your birthday?

A peak in births in late September show that more babies are conceived in the weeks leading up to and days after Christmas than at any other time of the year.