US rank #11194 Girls' name Peak 1966 2,554 births

Tuesday — #11194 US girls' name

2,554 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.

1940s51950s131960s5431970s5931980s4561990s3872000s2672010s2212020s69
#11194
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Tuesday

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,554 babies named Tuesday between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tuesday currently holds the #11194 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuesday performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 593 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tuesday shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuesday in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuesday in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,554 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tuesday at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,554

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1966

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#11,194

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tuesday popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1966)
74
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
020406080 202420152006199719881979197019611945 5

Tuesday by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
593 births that decade — 23% of Tuesday's all-time total
1940s51950s131960s5431970s5931980s4561990s3872000s2672010s2212020s69

Tuesday by state

Where Tuesday concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tuesday
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 2,554 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?
2,554 babies have been named Tuesday since 1945. It currently ranks #11194 among girls. The peak year 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 80 years of data through 2024.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.