Wade
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #344 for boys in 2025, 948 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 1,359 births
- Debut · boys
- 56 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 76,498since 1880
Wade over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Wade has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #344 | 948 | |
| 2024 | — | #341 | 1,010 | |
| 2023 | — | #341 | 977 | |
| 2022 | — | #344 | 953 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #326 | 1,018 |
| 2020 | — | #340 | 944 | |
| 2019 | — | #335 | 999 | |
| 2018 | — | #361 | 917 | |
| 2017 | — | #367 | 902 | |
| 2016 | — | #406 | 791 | |
| 2015 | — | #519 | 555 | |
| 2014 | — | #543 | 509 | |
| 2013 | — | #546 | 486 | |
| 2012 | — | #554 | 470 | |
| 2011 | — | #551 | 462 | |
| 2010 | — | #599 | 415 | |
| 2009 | — | #620 | 402 | |
| 2008 | — | #592 | 426 | |
| 2007 | — | #529 | 486 | |
| 2006 | — | #553 | 454 | |
| 2005 | — | #506 | 486 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #519 | 463 |
| 2003 | — | #556 | 403 | |
| 2002 | — | #539 | 414 | |
| 2001 | — | #495 | 464 | |
| 2000 | — | #473 | 496 | |
| 1999 | — | #462 | 494 | |
| 1998 | — | #447 | 507 | |
| 1997 | — | #418 | 554 | |
| 1996 | — | #398 | 593 | |
| 1995 | — | #434 | 527 | |
| 1994 | — | #415 | 553 | |
| 1993 | — | #388 | 592 | |
| 1992 | — | #349 | 686 | |
| 1991 | — | #344 | 703 | |
| 1990 | — | #323 | 778 | |
| 1989 | — | #308 | 776 | |
| 1988 | — | #296 | 777 | |
| 1987 | — | #293 | 731 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #287 | 727 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #313 | 650 |
| 1984 | — | #299 | 666 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #318 | 601 |
| 1982 | — | #300 | 663 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #300 | 647 |
| 1980 | — | #285 | 735 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #269 | 764 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #262 | 776 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #236 | 889 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #210 | 1,009 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #197 | 1,126 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #197 | 1,119 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #198 | 1,110 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #210 | 1,053 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #206 | 1,156 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #189 | 1,423 |
| 1969 | — | #193 | 1,364 | |
| 1968 | — | #207 | 1,125 | |
| 1967 | — | #192 | 1,244 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #183 | 1,359 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #194 | 1,300 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #202 | 1,375 |
| 1963 | — | #206 | 1,407 | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #222 | 1,204 |
| 1961 | — | #221 | 1,247 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #224 | 1,241 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #221 | 1,230 |
| 1958 | — | #228 | 1,148 | |
| 1957 | — | #225 | 1,141 | |
| 1956 | — | #224 | 1,077 | |
| 1955 | — | #242 | 836 | |
| 1954 | — | #255 | 755 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #270 | 664 |
| 1952 | — | #284 | 599 | |
| 1951 | — | #293 | 552 | |
| 1950 | — | #297 | 529 | |
| 1949 | — | #312 | 473 | |
| 1948 | — | #309 | 486 | |
| 1947 | — | #313 | 490 | |
| 1946 | — | #297 | 475 | |
| 1945 | — | #304 | 381 | |
| 1944 | — | #294 | 411 | |
| 1943 | — | #310 | 400 | |
| 1942 | — | #318 | 371 | |
| 1941 | — | #291 | 395 | |
| 1940 | — | #275 | 411 | |
| 1939 | — | #302 | 346 | |
| 1938 | — | #314 | 305 | |
| 1937 | — | #303 | 310 | |
| 1936 | — | #308 | 300 | |
| 1935 | — | #300 | 329 | |
| 1934 | — | #310 | 306 | |
| 1933 | — | #313 | 295 | |
| 1932 | — | #312 | 305 | |
| 1931 | — | #313 | 300 | |
| 1930 | — | #319 | 298 | |
| 1929 | — | #313 | 310 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #298 | 355 |
| 1927 | — | #294 | 377 | |
| 1926 | — | #306 | 343 | |
| 1925 | — | #312 | 333 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #293 | 385 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #312 | 337 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #306 | 347 |
| 1921 | — | #286 | 384 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #295 | 367 |
| 1919 | — | #296 | 333 | |
| 1918 | — | #311 | 324 | |
| 1917 | — | #294 | 317 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #283 | 328 |
| 1915 | — | #319 | 266 | |
| 1914 | — | #280 | 250 | |
| 1913 | — | #298 | 179 | |
| 1912 | — | #261 | 181 | |
| 1911 | — | #300 | 78 | |
| 1910 | — | #279 | 75 | |
| 1909 | — | #265 | 69 | |
| 1908 | — | #383 | 37 | |
| 1907 | — | #253 | 69 | |
| 1906 | — | #261 | 57 | |
| 1905 | — | #245 | 64 | |
| 1904 | — | #254 | 57 | |
| 1903 | — | #273 | 46 | |
| 1902 | — | #302 | 40 | |
| 1901 | — | #218 | 62 | |
| 1900 | — | #274 | 56 | |
| 1899 | — | #211 | 62 | |
| 1898 | — | #222 | 63 | |
| 1897 | — | #238 | 53 | |
| 1896 | — | #224 | 63 | |
| 1895 | — | #282 | 39 | |
| 1894 | — | #235 | 54 | |
| 1893 | — | #236 | 53 | |
| 1892 | — | #242 | 54 | |
| 1891 | — | #260 | 38 | |
| 1890 | — | #233 | 51 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #245 | 50 | |
| 1887 | — | #254 | 39 | |
| 1886 | — | #216 | 61 | |
| 1885 | — | #220 | 54 | |
| 1884 | — | #235 | 51 | |
| 1883 | — | #203 | 54 | |
| 1882 | — | #200 | 64 | |
| 1881 | — | #211 | 52 | |
| 1880 | — | #213 | 56 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wade was already there! It came in at #213, and was given to 56 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1908, when fewer than 38 boys a year got the name.
Where Wade is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Carolina#93 · 1 in 500
- South Carolina#116 · 1 in 663
- Georgia#154 · 1 in 1,074
- District of Columbia#167 · 1 in 1,267
- Virginia#181 · 1 in 1,164
Best ever in a state: #36 in North Dakota, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #93 | 74 | 1 in 500 |
| South Carolina | #116 | 32 | 1 in 663 |
| Georgia | #154 | 29 | 1 in 1,074 |
| District of Columbia | #167 | 5 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Mississippi | #181 | 18 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Virginia | #181 | 21 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Tennessee | #197 | 17 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Florida | #209 | 11 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Kentucky | #209 | 17 | 1 in 1,680 |
| West Virginia | #220 | 11 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Alabama | #239 | 15 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Oklahoma | #242 | 12 | 1 in 1,776 |
| Missouri | #270 | 9 | 1 in 3,244 |
| Louisiana | #286 | 11 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Iowa | #293 | 5 | 1 in 4,208 |
| Illinois | #294 | 13 | 1 in 4,530 |
| Pennsylvania | #298 | 14 | 1 in 5,485 |
| Arkansas | #315 | 6 | 1 in 3,209 |
| Ohio | #337 | 9 | 1 in 6,017 |
| Texas | #344 | 23 | 1 in 2,706 |
| Michigan | #350 | 7 | 1 in 6,574 |
| New York | #367 | 12 | 1 in 7,812 |
| California | #397 | 9 | 1 in 5,856 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2024 (#341 → #344)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#340 → #344)
- 175 spots since 2015 (#519 → #344)
- Biggest jump: 118 spots in 1909 (#383 → #265)
- Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1908 (#253 → #383)
Rise & fade · boys
86 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1966 at #183 (1,359 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,306
- Highest: 1 in 1,306 boys born in 1970 were named Wade (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,802 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #183 in 1966, was only 1 in 1,312 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 16.8% of all boys named Wade (12,866) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 523 | #200 (1882) | #225 |
| 1890s | 530 | #211 (1899) | #238 |
| 1900s | 557 | #218 (1901) | #273 |
| 1910s | 2,331 | #261 (1912) | #292 |
| 1920s | 3,538 | #286 (1921) | #302 |
| 1930s | 3,094 | #300 (1935) | #309 |
| 1940s | 4,293 | #275 (1940) | #302 |
| 1950s | 8,531 | #221 (1959) | #254 |
| 1960s | 12,866 | #183 (1966) | #204 |
| 1970s | 10,425 | #189 (1970) | #217 |
| 1980s | 6,973 | #285 (1980) | #300 |
| 1990s | 5,987 | #323 (1990) | #398 |
| 2000s | 4,494 | #473 (2000) | #538 |
| 2010s | 6,506 | #335 (2019) | #478 |
| 2020s | 5,850 | #326 (2021) | #339 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wade in 1940
boys
#275
411 births · 1 in 2,820 boys
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,820 of them was named Wade, which outranked 93.0% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Wade
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.