Girls' name · since 1972
Friday
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Friday, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Friday is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Friday recorded 30 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2022.
- #40,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Friday ranks #40,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Friday's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Friday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Friday's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Friday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2022
- Peak year (1974)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Friday by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Friday's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Friday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Friday's data
- Friday's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Friday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Friday draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.