Girl · #9,218 in 2026

Tuesday

Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week; thus, Tuesday is the second day of the week. According to many traditional calendars, however, Sunday is the first day of the week, so Tuesday is the third day of the week.

  • English
Current Rank
#9,218
Peak Rank
#1,251 (1966)
Total Babies
3K
5-Yr Trend
-41%
1945
First Year
2026
Last Year
1966
Peak Year
#1251
Peak Rank
3K
Total Count
69
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tuesday

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week; thus, Tuesday is the second day of the week. According to many traditional calendars, however, Sunday is the first day of the week, so Tuesday is the third day of the week.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English
Etymology
See also: Names of the days of the week The name Tuesday derives from the Old English Tiwesdæg and literally means "Tiw's Day". Tiw is the Old English form of the Proto-Germanic god *Tîwaz , or Týr in Old Norse . *Tîwaz derives from the Proto-Indo-European base *dei- , *deyā- , *dīdyā- , meaning 'to shine', whence come such words as " deity ". The German Dienstag and Dutch dinsdag are derived from the Germanic custom of the thing , as Tiw / Týr also had a strong connection to the thing. The Latin name dies Martis ("day of Mars") is equivalent to the Greek ἡμέρα Ἄρεως ( hēméra Áreōs , "day of A

The Story of Tuesday

Tuesday first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1966: 74 births, good for #1,251 nationwide. About 23% of every Tuesday on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tuesday ranks #9,218 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Tuesday

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tuesday is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Tuesdays
  • Tousy
  • Tudi
  • Tasty
  • Teddy
  • Tidy
  • Tardy
  • Toasty
  • Teased
  • Testy
  • Tastey
  • Tizzy

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuesday

What does the name Tuesday mean?
Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week; thus, Tuesday is the second day of the week. According to many traditional calendars, however, Sunday is the first day of the week, so Tuesday is the third day of the week.
What is the origin of the name Tuesday?
Tuesday has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Tuesday in 2026?
In 2026, Tuesday ranks #9,218 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Tuesday most popular?
Tuesday reached its peak popularity in 1966, ranking #1,251 that year with 74 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Tuesday most popular?
Tuesday has historically been most popular in Arizona, South Carolina, Washington. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tuesday.
Is Tuesday a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Tuesday is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Tuesday?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tuesday include Jacinta, Sirena, Cambrie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Tuesday

Tuesday is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tuesday's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #1,251. Use the chart and map above to compare Tuesday's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.