Wade Name Popularity

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How popular is Wade?

The somewhat popular name Wade was the 361st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #183 was reached in 1966.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1970 with 1,424 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wade was 37 in 1908.

Approximately during the years 1908-1916, 1937-1940, 1949-1957, and 1960-1963, the name Wade took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1974-1978, and 1990-1993.

Where is the name Wade popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Wade has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Wade for their newborn has risen.

The name Wade is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Wade (Girl)		Wade (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	913	361
2017		< 5	--	902	364
2016		< 5	--	788	405
2015		< 5	--	554	520
2014		< 5	--	508	544
2013		< 5	--	485	548
2012		< 5	--	470	554
2011		< 5	--	462	550
2010		< 5	--	414	601
2009		< 5	--	402	620
2008		< 5	--	426	592
2007		< 5	--	486	528
2006		< 5	--	453	555
2005		< 5	--	486	506
2004		7	14,103	463	519
2003		< 5	--	403	558
2002		< 5	--	414	539
2001		< 5	--	464	495
2000		< 5	--	496	474
1999		< 5	--	494	462
1998		< 5	--	507	447
1997		< 5	--	554	419
1996		< 5	--	593	399
1995		< 5	--	527	435
1994		< 5	--	553	416
1993		< 5	--	592	388
1992		< 5	--	686	349
1991		< 5	--	702	344
1990		< 5	--	778	323
1989		< 5	--	777	308
1988		< 5	--	777	296
1987		< 5	--	731	293
1986		6	10,866	728	287
1985		6	10,645	650	314
1984		< 5	--	665	300
1983		6	10,247	600	320
1982		< 5	--	663	300
1981		5	12,138	647	300
1980		< 5	--	738	285
1979		5	11,922	766	269
1978		7	8,534	776	262
1977		6	9,627	889	236
1976		5	10,864	1,009	210
1975		5	10,575	1,131	197
1974		5	10,214	1,118	197
1973		5	9,769	1,113	198
1972		6	8,263	1,054	211
1971		6	8,293	1,156	206
1970		7	7,051	1,424	189
1969		< 5	--	1,365	193
1968		< 5	--	1,125	208
1967		< 5	--	1,244	192
1966		5	7,585	1,360	183
1965		6	6,517	1,300	194
1964		5	7,791	1,377	202
1963		< 5	--	1,406	206
1962		10	4,524	1,205	222
1961		< 5	--	1,244	221
1960		5	7,302	1,242	223
1959		5	7,168	1,227	221
1958		< 5	--	1,148	228
1957		< 5	--	1,141	225
1956		< 5	--	1,078	224
1955		< 5	--	836	242
1954		< 5	--	755	255
1953		6	5,653	664	270
1952		< 5	--	599	284
1951		< 5	--	554	293
1950		< 5	--	529	297
1949		< 5	--	472	312
1948		< 5	--	486	309
1947		< 5	--	490	313
1946		< 5	--	474	297
1945		< 5	--	382	304
1944		< 5	--	411	294
1943		< 5	--	400	310
1942		< 5	--	372	318
1941		< 5	--	395	293
1940		< 5	--	410	276
1939		< 5	--	347	303
1938		< 5	--	306	314
1937		< 5	--	310	303
1936		< 5	--	300	308
1935		< 5	--	329	300
1934		< 5	--	306	311
1933		< 5	--	295	314
1932		< 5	--	305	314
1931		< 5	--	300	313
1930		< 5	--	298	319
1929		< 5	--	309	313
1928		5	5,400	356	298
1927		< 5	--	377	295
1926		< 5	--	343	306
1925		< 5	--	333	312
1924		6	5,034	385	293
1923		6	4,948	337	312
1922		5	5,761	347	306
1921		< 5	--	383	287
1920		7	4,383	368	295
1919		< 5	--	333	296
1918		< 5	--	324	311
1917		< 5	--	317	295
1916		5	5,140	328	285
1915		< 5	--	266	321
1914		< 5	--	250	281
1913		< 5	--	179	298
1912		< 5	--	181	261
1911		< 5	--	78	303
1910		< 5	--	75	281
1909		< 5	--	69	267
1908		< 5	--	37	388
1907		< 5	--	69	253
1906		< 5	--	57	262
1905		< 5	--	64	245
1904		< 5	--	57	256
1903		< 5	--	46	277
1902		< 5	--	40	307
1901		< 5	--	62	222
1900		< 5	--	56	276
1899		< 5	--	62	212
1898		< 5	--	63	222
1897		< 5	--	53	242
1896		< 5	--	63	229
1895		< 5	--	39	288
1894		< 5	--	54	236
1893		< 5	--	53	238
1892		< 5	--	54	243
1891		< 5	--	38	264
1890		< 5	--	51	235
1889		< 5	--	42	259
1888		< 5	--	50	250
1887		< 5	--	39	260
1886		< 5	--	61	218
1885		< 5	--	54	225
1884		< 5	--	51	239
1883		< 5	--	54	204
1882		< 5	--	64	202
1881		< 5	--	52	214
1880		< 5	--	56	215

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.