Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Wade

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Wade
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

1,423

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

29.1%

2024

1,009

All-time

75,552

Wade has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 1,423 boys were named Wade.

In 2024, only 1,009 boys were given the name.

Down 29.1% from its peak.

All told, about 75,552 Americans have been named Wade and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen X

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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