Names / Boy names
Wade
Current rank
#344
holding steady
All-time peak
#183
in 1966
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
76,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #183 in 1966 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(Old English): to go, to ford. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1880. 1966 marked its high point, reaching #183. It currently ranks #344 and is keeping its place. More than 76,600 children have been given the name overall.