Wade
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning to go or ford across water.
Babies a year
899
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#344
down from #341
UK popularity
#1276
22 babies
How Wade has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #521 |
| 2016 | #405 |
| 2017 | #367 |
| 2018 | #361 |
| 2019 | #335 |
| 2020 | #340 |
| 2021 | #326 |
| 2022 | #346 |
| 2023 | #341 |
| 2024 | #341 |
| 2025 | #344 |
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Wade. In the US, 899 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,423 in 1970.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Wade was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex.
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