Total births
2,571
Girls' name · since 1945
Tuesday
2,571 babies named Tuesday in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11251
- among girls today
- 2,571
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
2,571 babies have been named Tuesday since 1945, making it today's #11251 girls' name.
Tuesday has 2,571 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11251 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #11251 among girls today
- 2,571 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
- 37% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Tuesday is currently the #11251 girls' name in America, more common than 37% of girls - 2,571 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11251
- among girls today
- 2,571
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
Tuesday vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11251
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 37% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Tuesday was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
74 babies were named Tuesday in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
How Tuesday compares
2,571 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tuesday's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tuesday | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,571 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 48 | 19,840 |
Tuesday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tuesday splits its recorded history at 1992: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tuesday at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1966
Current rank
#11,251
Active since
1945
Tuesday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Tuesday by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Tuesday's strongest decade.
593 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tuesday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
543 births
- 1970s
1970s
593 births
- 1980s
1980s
456 births
- 1990s
1990s
387 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s 221
2010s
221 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 593 births (23% of all-time use).
How Tuesday compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tuesday's total volume
Tuesday vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Tuesday by state
Where Tuesday concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 223 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.4% |
California share of Tuesday's total US births 8.7%
Even split
223 of 2,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Tuesday appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tuesday? ▼
Since 1945, Social Security records show 2,571 babies named Tuesday. Today it holds rank #11251 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1966, with 74 births.
When was Tuesday most popular? ▼
Tuesday was most popular in the 1970s decade with 593 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Tuesday most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Tuesday are California (223 births), Texas (79 births), Pennsylvania (36 births).
How long has the name Tuesday been used? ▼
Tuesday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 81 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Tuesday? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuere, Tuesdae, Tuesdee, Tuesdai. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tuesday's data
- Tuesday's decade-level peak was the 1970s (593 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tuesdays (223 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tuesday
Nearby Names Like Tuesday
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tuesday
Compare Tuesday side by side: Tuesday vs Tuere Tuesday vs Tuesdae Tuesday vs Tuesdee
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tuesday
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tuesday: #11251 Girls' Name - 2,571 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tuesday. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tuesday 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 July 2026.