Name Legacy

Wednesday

Recorded 1965–2025 · United States

Wednesday was most popular in 2023, when 154 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,670 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,704 people named Wednesday.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#2,670
Births that year154
Total since 18801,704
Given to100% girls

Wednesday over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Wednesday’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wednesday a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wednesday is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,704 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Wednesday

Where Wednesday is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org