Wade: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced WAYD · 1 syllable

Wade means “a ford”, from English.

From Old English waed (“a ford”).

How popular is Wade?

Wade was the #344 name in the US in 2025, given to 948 babies. It’s rising: up 98% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1960.

Babies named Wade in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1960).

Half of US adults named Wade are older than 54; most are between 23 and 77. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Wade have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Wade means “a ford”. It comes from English.

Wade is pronounced WAYD.

Wade was the #344 name in the US in 2025, given to 948 babies. It’s rising: up 98% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1960.

Half of US adults named Wade are older than 54. Most are between 23 and 77.