Unisex name · since 1899
Waddie
Waddie has 21 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Waddie since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waddie has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1928.
- #28,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waddie ranks #28,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waddie's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waddie's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waddie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1928
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Waddie popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1933 (Waddie as girls' name)
Waddie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Waddie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Waddie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1899–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Waddie 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 August 2026.