Wade

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 "wรฆd" meaning "ford".

From Wikipedia

Wade first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 87 babies (rank #310 that year). In 2024 it was given to 41 boys (rank #677). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Wade

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

1,686
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
87
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199178#327
199287#310
199371#351
199458#373
199566#382
199670#360
199762#378
199854#407
199965#350
200057#389
200141#501
200251#419
200335#599
200441#546
200529#723
200632#692
200739#629
200841#626
200940#652
201034#732
201134#718
201233#745
201337#691
201441#659
201536#713
201662#472
201752#535
201858#488
201949#572
202043#615
202149#588
202250#557
202350#555
202441#677