Girls' name · since 1965
Wednesday
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 1,704 babies named Wednesday, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,704
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wednesday currently ranks #3925 among girls' names in America, with 1,704 babies recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wednesday has been recorded 1,704 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #3925 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #5,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,925 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,704 born since 1965
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wednesday ranks #5,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,925 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,704 born since 1965, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,704
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wednesday's 1,704 recorded births place it above 92.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Wednesday compares
1,704 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 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
Wednesday's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wednesday | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wednesday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wednesday splits its recorded history at 1996: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wednesday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Wednesday by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (552 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Wednesday's strongest decade.
552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Wednesday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 178
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
497 births
- 2020s
2020s
552 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 552 births (32% of all-time use).
How Wednesday 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 Wednesday's total volume
Wednesday by state
Where Wednesday concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 171 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 105 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.4% |
171 of 1,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Wednesday appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wednesday's data
- California records the most Wednesdays (171 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Wednesday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Wednesday 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.