Wake

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning to awaken or be vigilant.

Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Wake by the numbers

Wake was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wake. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
  • Wale5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Wake

BleuSonnieMehtabIzaanAzlaanFergusZakariyyaCezar

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