Boys' name · since 1918

Wakefield

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Wakefield, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,439 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Wakefield since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakefield has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2018.

  • #28,439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1918
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakefield ranks #28,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,439 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wakefield's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wakefield's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Wakefield's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Wakefield popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1918192820092018 7

Wakefield by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 32% of the file).

2010s was Wakefield's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Wakefield births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wakefield? ▼
Wakefield has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,439 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Wakefield sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakefield ranks #28,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wakefield most popular? ▼
Wakefield was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Wakefield been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wakefield since 1918 -- 101 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Wakefield? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wake, Wakinyan, Wakeem, Wakely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nearby Names Like Wakefield

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wakefield

Wake Boy
#6717 251 births
Wakinyan Boy
44 births
Wakeem Boy
29 births
Wakely Boy
10 births
Waker Boy
10 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Tobbie
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Orlean
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Eulus
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Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wakefield: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–2018 (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 Wakefield 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.