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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Wade has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | |
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 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#113 · 1 in 627
- Montana#117 · 1 in 607
- Idaho#157 · 1 in 918
- North Carolina#173 · 1 in 1,175
- Hawaii#176 · 1 in 860
Best ever in a state: #36 in North Dakota, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #113 | 12 | 1 in 627 |
| Montana | #117 | 12 | 1 in 607 |
| Idaho | #157 | 8 | 1 in 918 |
| North Carolina | #173 | 46 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Hawaii | #176 | 8 | 1 in 860 |
| Georgia | #179 | 38 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Maine | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Washington | #189 | 18 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Oregon | #191 | 12 | 1 in 1,555 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 25 | 1 in 1,221 |
| South Dakota | #193 | 5 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Virginia | #198 | 28 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Maryland | #204 | 13 | 1 in 2,187 |
| Alabama | #211 | 24 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Florida | #212 | 24 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Oklahoma | #217 | 14 | 1 in 1,755 |
| Tennessee | #230 | 18 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Louisiana | #231 | 26 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Mississippi | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,805 |
| Ohio | #231 | 34 | 1 in 3,035 |
| Kansas | #242 | 10 | 1 in 2,325 |
| Connecticut | #244 | 5 | 1 in 4,514 |
| Arizona | #246 | 7 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Utah | #249 | 6 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Iowa | #256 | 8 | 1 in 3,759 |
| Colorado | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,616 |
| Michigan | #268 | 22 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Kentucky | #277 | 12 | 1 in 2,954 |
| West Virginia | #277 | 7 | 1 in 3,219 |
| Missouri | #283 | 12 | 1 in 3,776 |
| California | #293 | 45 | 1 in 3,303 |
| Minnesota | #303 | 6 | 1 in 6,308 |
| Wisconsin | #303 | 6 | 1 in 7,060 |
| Pennsylvania | #319 | 16 | 1 in 7,340 |
| Indiana | #323 | 9 | 1 in 5,641 |
| Arkansas | #327 | 6 | 1 in 3,489 |
| Texas | #347 | 40 | 1 in 2,970 |
| Illinois | #384 | 13 | 1 in 7,786 |
| New York | #398 | 19 | 1 in 8,640 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Wade
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1966 at #183 (1,359 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 313,550 of them was named Wade, which outranked 22.4% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,595Yevette7
- #4,595Zelia7
- #4,595Zeta7
- #5,040Wade6
- #5,040Abelina6
- #5,040Adah6
- #5,040Adelfa6
- #5,673Abagail5
- #5,673Adelene5
- #5,673Adelmira5
Tied with 632 names at #5,040; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 2,970 of them was named Wade, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.