Wade
Pronounced W EY1 D (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1970
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Wade?
Wade is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 75,776 children — the 374th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 97% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1970, when 1,423 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Waid and Waide — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Wade and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Waid
- Waide
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W EY1 D
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Wade
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Wade
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wade?
- Wade ranks 374th among boys' names in US records, with 75,776 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,062.
- Is Wade a unisex name?
- No. Wade is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wade most popular?
- 1970, when 1,423 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Wade spelled?
- Waid, Waide. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.