Waden
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Waden by the numbers
Waden was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Waden
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Waden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Waldenvalley of the Welsh; foreigner's valley45 in the US (2017)
- Wardenguardian or protector6 in the US (2017)
- Wayden11 in the US (2017)
- Warrengame park or enclosed hunting ground907 in the US (2017)
- Waylenland beside the road; a modern respelling of Waylon93 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Waden
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