Given name
Wednesday
“born on a Wednesday”
Wednesday is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “born on a Wednesday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born on a Wednesday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wednesday through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,704
- 0 boys · 1,704 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 154 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,970 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,970 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,061 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.
Wednesday’s family of names
Wednesday has a related form in Wednesdae. Wednesday has a related form in Wednesdai. Wednesday has a related form in Wednesdaie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Wednesday
Characters named Wednesday: Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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