Boys' name · since 1916
Waid
45 babies named Waid in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
45 boys have been named Waid since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waid has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1961.
- #22,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waid ranks #22,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waid's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waid's full recorded timeline at 1923, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1961
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Waid by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Waid's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Waid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Waid's data
- Waid's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Waid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1916–1961 (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 Waid 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.