Declining since 1988, #6,546 for girls today.
Popularity of Tuesday since 1945
Babies named Tuesday per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1966, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tuesday's real moment was 1973.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 543 |
| 1970s | 593 |
| 1980s | 456 |
| 1990s | 387 |
| 2000s | 267 |
| 2010s | 221 |
| 2020s | 86 |
Meaning & origin
Tuesday is a modern day-name that entered the U.S. naming pool in 1945. It peaked in 1973, and has been in decline since 1988. In 2025 it ranked 6,546, given to roughly 1 in 94,545 girls, making it a rare choice. Unlike more popular day-names like Sunday, Tuesday has remained uncommon and has never appeared in any state's top-name lists. Its use likely echoes the curiosity of parents drawn to unconventional calendar names, though it has little traditional or etymological weight as a given name.
Tuesday as a given name is a modern English coinage, taking the name of the second day of the week. The day name itself derives from Old English 'Tiwesdæg', meaning 'Tiw's day', named after the Norse god Tyr. As a personal name, it gained some use in the mid-20th century, possibly influenced by the actress Tuesday Weld (born 1943). It has never been common.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tues, Tee
Sibling names for Tuesday
Names that share Tuesday's style, for a brother or sister.
