How Many People Are Named Wednesday?
An estimated 1,618 people in the United States have the first name Wednesday. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Wednesday peaked in popularity in 2023 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wednesday as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wednesday paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,618
About 1 in 211,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
153 births
Total Registered
1,666
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wednesday
Wednesday is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,666 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wednesday as a female name
Ranked #2,425 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (153 births)
Wednesday: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wednesday span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 514 babies were registered. Wednesday remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wednesday by Decade
How has Wednesday tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wednesday by State
Birth registrations for Wednesday span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana. On average, about 27 Wednesdays were registered per state.
Wednesday + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wednesday as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wednesday
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wednesday: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wednesday?
We estimate approximately 1,618 people named Wednesday are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 211,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Wednesday a common name?
Wednesday is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,666 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wednesday most popular?
Wednesday reached peak popularity in 2023, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wednesday is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wednesday a female name?
Wednesday is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wednesday Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wednesday Smith, Wednesday Johnson, Wednesday Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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