Given name
Tuesday
“born on Tuesday”·“born on a Tuesday”
Tuesday is used as a given name. Interpretations include “born on Tuesday” (English) and “born on a Tuesday” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “born on Tuesday” (English) and “born on a Tuesday” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tuesday through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,571
- 0 boys · 2,571 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,808 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,808 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,165 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tuesday’s family of names
Tuesday has a related form in Tewsdae. Tuesday has a related form in Tewsdai. Tuesday has a related form in Tewsday.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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