Wade

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Meaning

Wade is a masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon English origin and derives from the pre-7th century Old English verb "wadan" meaning "to go", or as a habitational name from the Old English word "wæd" meaning "ford".

From Wikipedia

Wade first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1979 with 133 babies (rank #85 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Wade

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wade yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,144
Total babies (all years)
20
Years in the data
133
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197254#104
197352#105
197451#104
1976121#91
197763#101
1978121#91
1979133#85
198060#102
198156#105
198253#105
198361#103
1985121#87
198748#106
198843#108
199153#105
199344#110
20142#758
20153#484
20163#519
20172#795