Wakefield vs Wake

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

Name A

Wakefield

Boy name

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Name B

Wake

Boy name · Rank #5826

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Metric Wakefield Wake
Current Rank Unranked #5826
Total Births (all years) 22 238
Peak Year 2018 2023
Peak Year Births 7 22
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 2009

Births by Decade

Decade Wakefield Wake
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 5 —
2000ss 5 8
2010ss 7 135
2020ss — 95

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wakefield Wake
2014 — 6
2015 — 14
2016 — 17
2017 — 17
2018 7 18
2019 — 21
2020 — 18
2021 — 18
2022 — 21
2023 — 22
2024 — 16

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, 1918–2018.

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