Wednesday
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning woden's day; day of the week.
Babies a year
67
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Wednesday by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Wednesday. In the US, 67 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
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