Wadie
- Last seen for girls in 1940 at #3,503
- Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
- Given to girls 51.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1891 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 96since 1891
Wadie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
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| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
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| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
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| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
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| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
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| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
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| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
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| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | — | |
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| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
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| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
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| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
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| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #3,217 | 7 |
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| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
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| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
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| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1891
The first year at least five girls were named Wadie! It came in at #1,332, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1897, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Wadie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Wadie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Wadie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1940
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 1891 at #1,332 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1892, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 37,096
- Highest: 1 in 37,096 girls born in 1891 were named Wadie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 163,361 girls born in 1940 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 40.6% of all girls named Wadie (39) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1946
- Mostly girls until 1945, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,332 (1891) | #1,417 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 39 | #2,634 (1912) | #3,534 |
| 1920s | 23 | #4,028 (1925) | #4,609 |
| 1930s | 16 | #4,047 (1930) | #4,221 |
| 1940s | 7 | #3,503 (1940) | #3,503 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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