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Boy · Name family

Wade

82,047births recorded
10Countries
1Variants
1978Peak · South Australia
#290British Columbia 2023

Wade is a boy name family recorded 82,047 times in 10 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in British Columbia (#290 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1978, at 212.9 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Wade

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Wade English 76,666 🇺🇸 United States #344 1970 ▲ 91 %
Wade English 1,986 🇨🇦 Ontario #676 1970 ▲ 18 %
Wade English 1,170 🇨🇦 British Columbia #290 1973 ▲ 96 %
Wade English 924 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1276 2019 ▲ 59 %
Wade English 515 🇨🇦 Alberta #683 1981 ▼ 16 %
Wade English 438 🇦🇺 South Australia – 1978 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in South Australia correlates closely with Wade's.

  1. 1Travis
  2. 2Shannon
  3. 3Renée
  4. 4Rebecca
  5. 5Benjamin
  6. 6Brad

Questions about Wade

How popular is the name Wade?

In 2023 it ranked #290 in British Columbia. Official registers record 82,047 births across 10 countries.

When was Wade most popular?

It peaked in South Australia in 1978, at 212.9 births per 100,000.

Is Wade a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Wade is a boy name.