Wednesday
Girl name · #3925 in 2025 · Uniqueness 92/100
Wednesday is currently the #3925 girl name in the United States — 37 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2846, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 48,649 girls born in 2025 was named Wednesday.
The 60-year story
Wednesday first appears in the Social Security records in 1965, when 15 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 154 babies and a rank of #1446. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Wednesday per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Wednesday in class?
Wednesday scores 92 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Wednesday will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Wednesday is most common
State-level data for Wednesday is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Wednesday
Statistically, parents drawn to Wednesday tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Willamina, Quetzaly, Quinnley, Brianny, and Whitlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Wednesday | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3903 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2413 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1446 |
| 2022 | 97 | #2006 |
| 2021 | 113 | #1791 |
| 2020 | 76 | #2317 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2305 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2677 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3182 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2846 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4003 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3314 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4974 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4571 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4179 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7391 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wednesday a popular girl name?
Wednesday ranked #3925 among girls in 2025 with 37 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2846.
When was the name Wednesday most popular?
Wednesday peaked in 2023, when 154 American girls received the name (ranked #1446 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Wednesday?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 48,649 newborn American girls was named Wednesday. It scores 92/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.