Waite — boys' name

What the Data Says About Waite

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Waite between 1920 and 1958, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waite currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waite performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Waite shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waite 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 21 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.