Boys' name · since 1915
Wayde
2,304 babies named Wayde in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,304
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wayde currently ranks #2682 among boys' names in America, with 2,304 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wayde has been recorded 2,304 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #2682 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,015 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,682 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,304 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wayde ranks #3,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,682 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,304 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,304
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wayde's 2,304 recorded births place it above 93.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Wayde compares
2,304 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Wayde's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wayde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 252 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wayde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wayde splits its recorded history at 1981: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 252 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wayde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 252
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Wayde by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (502 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Wayde's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Wayde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
502 births
- 1960s
1960s
408 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s 181
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
363 births
- 2020s
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 502 births (22% of all-time use).
How Wayde compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wayde's total volume
Wayde by state
Where Wayde concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 60 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.2% |
94 of 2,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Wayde appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wayde's data
- Wayde's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (502 total births) through the 2020s (235) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Waydes (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Wayde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Wayde 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.