Boys' name · since 2009
Wake
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 251 babies named Wake, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wake currently ranks #6717 among boys' names in America, with 251 babies recorded since 2009.
Wake has 251 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6717 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #11,652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,717 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 251 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wake ranks #11,652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,717 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 251 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wake's 251 recorded births place it above 74.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Wake compares
251 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Wake's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wake | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 251 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wake's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wake splits its recorded history at 2017: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wake popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Wake by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Wake's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Wake births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (54% of all-time use).
Wake by state
Where Wake concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 251 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wake's data
- Wake's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Wakes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wake: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Wake 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.