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Wade name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wade ranks #344 in male records (948 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#344 · 948 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 62 male records (1,010 to 948); rank moved from #341 to #344.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 70 male records (1,018 to 948); rank moved from #326 to #344.
Peak year in available data
2021: 1,018 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Wade becoming more popular?

Wade's reported male count decreased by 62 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #341 to #344. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Wade. That is not a count of zero.

Wade in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WadeFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0180201620252021: 5 female records2016: 791 male records2017: 902 male records2018: 917 male records2019: 999 male records2020: 944 male records2021: 1,018 male records2022: 953 male records2023: 977 male records2024: 1,010 male records2025: 948 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——948344
2024——1,010341
2023——977341
2022——953344
2021517,5241,018326
2020——944341
2019——999335
2018——917361
2017——902367
2016——791406

Questions about Wade’s popularity

How common is Wade in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wade ranks #344 in male records (948 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Wade?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Wade only.

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