Waddy vs Wade

Side-by-side comparison of Waddy and Wade — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Waddy

Boy name

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Name B

Wade

Boy name · Rank #340

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Metric Waddy Wade
Current Rank Unranked #340
Total Births (all years) 5 75,552
Peak Year 1916 1970
Peak Year Births 5 1,423
Peak Decade 1910ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waddy Wade
1880ss — 523
1890ss — 530
1900ss — 557
1910ss 5 2,331
1920ss — 3,538
1930ss — 3,096
1940ss — 4,293
1950ss — 8,534
1960ss — 12,865
1970ss — 10,428
1980ss — 6,973
1990ss — 5,987
2000ss — 4,494
2010ss — 6,503
2020ss — 4,900

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waddy Wade
2014 — 508
2015 — 554
2016 — 791
2017 — 902
2018 — 916
2019 — 999
2020 — 944
2021 — 1,018
2022 — 952
2023 — 977
2024 — 1,009

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1916.

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