Recorded 2008–2023 Boys' name Peak 2012 46 births

Waden — boys' name

46 babies named Waden in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Waden was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

8 babies were named Waden in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waden

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Waden between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Waden at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

46

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2012

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Waden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Waden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 67% of Waden's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waden?
46 babies have been named Waden since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 8 births.
When was Waden most popular?
Waden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Waden been used?
Waden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Waden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wade, Waddell, Wadell, Wadie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.