Wade
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Wade
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 for girls
An established male name that might cross over to the girls' side -- though if it's a water name you're after, there are so many prettier choices.
Pronounced WAYD.
As of October 2026, Wade ranked #344 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #183 in 1966, Nameberry popularity #301.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #544 | 508 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #522 | 554 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #405 | 791 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #367 | 902 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #361 | 916 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #335 | 999 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #341 | 944 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #326 | 1,018 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #344 | 952 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #341 | 977 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #341 | 1,009 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #344 | 948 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Wade for boys
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Famous Wades
- Wade Anthony BoggsBoy
American baseball player
- Wade HamptonBoy
American Civil War general and politician from South Carolina
- Wade Leon SmithBoy
American football player
- Wade Allen MileyBoy
American baseball player
- Wade Imre MorissetteBoy
Canadian musician; twin sister Alanis Morissette
- Wade DavisBoy
Canadian anthropologist and author
- Wade DavisBoy
MLB pitcher
- Wade Barrett (born Stuart Alexander "Stu" Bennett)Boy
English professional wrestler
- Wade Andrew WilliamsBoy
American actor
- Wade LanghamBoy
son of singer Rita MacNeil and David Langham
- Wade StormonthBoy
Darling (b. 2011), son of actress Honeysuckle Weeks and Lorne Stormonth,Darling
- Wade Wall Upham (b. 2016)Boy
son of Cate Edwards and Trevor Upham; grandson of politician John and Elizabeth Edwards
- Henry WadeBoy
legendary former District Attorney of Dallas, Texas, famous for Roe v. Wade
- Wade RobsonBoy
Australian dancer and choreographer
Wade in pop culture
- Wade KingsleyBoy
main character in the film "Pardners"
- Wade Winston Wilson aka DeadpoolBoy
Marvel Comics character
- Wade KinsellaBoy
character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
- WadeBoy
Genius character in animated series "Kim Possible"
- Wade "CryBoy
baby" Walker, Johnny Depp's character in movie "Cry,Baby"
- Wade "Unique" AdamsBoy
character on TV's "Glee"
- Wade Hampton HamiltonBoy
son of Scarlett O'Hara and Charles Hamilton in "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
- Wade the DuckBoy
character in comic strip "U.S. Acres" and TV's Garfield and Friends
- Wade WattsBoy
main character of the novel "Ready Player One"
- Wade EilingBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- WadeBoy
word meaning to walk in shallow water
- Wade WellesGirl
main character on TV's "Sliders," played by Sabrina Lloyd