Total births
59
Girls' name · since 1998
Waad
59 babies named Waad in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12739
- among girls today
- 59
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
59 babies have been named Waad since 1998, making it today's #12739 girls' name.
Waad has 59 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12739 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #12739 among girls today
- 59 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Waad is currently the #12739 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 59 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12739
- among girls today
- 59
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Waad vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12739
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Waad was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
8 babies were named Waad in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Waad compares
59 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Waad's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waad | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 59 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Waad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Waad splits its recorded history at 2020: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Waad at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#12,739
Active since
1998
Waad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Waad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Waad's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Waad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Waad? ▼
Waad has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12739 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
When was Waad most popular? ▼
Waad was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Waad been used? ▼
Waad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Waad: #12739 Girls' Name - 59 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/waad. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Waad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.