Wednesday Girl

How popular is Wednesday?

#3,902 girl name in 2025

37 baby girls were named Wednesday in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name.

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1,677living people named Wednesday (est.)
11median age of people named Wednesday
1,704babies named Wednesday since 1880
1 in 89,604US babies born in 2025

Wednesday popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,902 for girls (▼ 1489 from 2024)
Babies in 202537 girls
10-year trendFalling (-39% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,846 in 2015, #2,317 in 2020
Peak year2023 (154 girls)
Highest rank#1,446 in 2023
First recorded1965
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Wednesday is most popular

Babies named Wednesday per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  2. Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
  3. Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
  4. Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
  5. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (55 girls)

Wednesday by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1960s81#2,585
1970s178#2,801
1980s73#5,909
1990s145#4,820
2000s178#4,178
2010s497#2,305
2020s552#1,446

Girl names about as popular as Wednesday

Questions

Is Wednesday a boy or girl name?
Wednesday is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wednesday were girls.
How popular is the name Wednesday?
37 baby girls were named Wednesday in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name.
When was Wednesday most popular?
Wednesday peaked in 2023, when 154 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,446 in 2023.
How many people are named Wednesday?
1,704 babies have been named Wednesday in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,677 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
Where is Wednesday most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Wednesday was most common in Kansas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.