Wade

English

"at the river crossing"

Wade Origin and Meaning

The name Wade is a boy's name of English origin meaning "at the river crossing".

Wade has never been outside the US Top 1000 for boys - there's a reason for that. It has a clean spelling, fresh sound and is neither too trendy (unlike Kade or Cade) or too old-school (like Richard or Albert). We think Wade is a winning name.

Wade Rank in US Top 1000

# 341 in the US

Wade Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 461 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Wade

• 341 US 2023
• 461 Nameberry 2025
• 283 Future 2028
• 795 England 2020

20 Names Similar to Wade

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Famous People Named Wade

• Wade Anthony Boggs American baseball player
• Wade Hampton American Civil War general and politician from South Carolina
• Wade Leon Smith American football player
• Wade Allen Miley American baseball player
• Wade Imre Morissette Canadian musician; twin sister Alanis Morissette
• Wade Davis Canadian anthropologist and author
• Wade Davis MLB pitcher
• Wade Barrett (born Stuart Alexander "Stu" Bennett) English professional wrestler
• Wade Andrew Williams American actor
• Wade Langham son of singer Rita MacNeil and David Langham
• Wade Stormonth Darling (b. 2011), son of actress Honeysuckle Weeks and Lorne Stormonth,Darling
• Wade Wall Upham (b. 2016) son of Cate Edwards and Trevor Upham; grandson of politician John and Elizabeth Edwards
• Henry Wade legendary former District Attorney of Dallas, Texas, famous for Roe v. Wade
• Wade Robson Australian dancer and choreographer

The name Wade in Pop Culture

• Wade Kingsley main character in the film "Pardners"
• Wade Winston Wilson aka Deadpool Marvel Comics character
• Wade Kinsella character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
• Wade Genius character in animated series "Kim Possible"
• Wade "Cry baby" Walker, Johnny Depp's character in movie "Cry,Baby"
• Wade "Unique" Adams character on TV's "Glee"
• Wade Hampton Hamilton son of Scarlett O'Hara and Charles Hamilton in "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
• Wade the Duck character in comic strip "U.S. Acres" and TV's Garfield and Friends
• Wade Watts main character of the novel "Ready Player One"
• Wade Eiling character on TV's "The Flash"
• Wade word meaning to walk in shallow water