girl's name
Wednesday
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,863
Wednesday is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 154 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wednesday over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 81 |
| 1970s | 178 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 145 |
| 2000s | 178 |
| 2010s | 497 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 552 |
How popular is Wednesday?
In 2025, Wednesday was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Wednesday is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wednesday
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wednesday also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wednesday over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wednesday
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wednesday — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wednesday
How popular is the name Wednesday?
In 2025, Wednesday was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Wednesday a girl's or a boy's name?
Wednesday is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Wednesday?
Wednesday has 2 syllables.
When was Wednesday most popular?
Wednesday peaked in 2023, when 154 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wednesday a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wednesday currently ranks #3,433 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.