Wade is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1970 and remains in steady use.
Wade is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #344 for boy births in the United States (and #683 across all names), given to 948 babies. Wade first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1970 (1,423 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 948 | 948 | — | #344 |
| 2024 | 1,010 | 1,010 | — | #341 |
| 2023 | 977 | 977 | — | #341 |
| 2022 | 953 | 953 | — | #344 |
| 2021 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #17,524 | #326 |
| 2020 | 944 | 944 | — | #341 |
| 2019 | 999 | 999 | — | #335 |
| 2018 | 917 | 917 | — | #361 |
| 2017 | 902 | 902 | — | #367 |
| 2016 | 791 | 791 | — | #406 |
| 2015 | 555 | 555 | — | #519 |
| 2014 | 509 | 509 | — | #544 |
| 2013 | 486 | 486 | — | #549 |
| 2012 | 470 | 470 | — | #555 |
| 2011 | 462 | 462 | — | #552 |
| 2010 | 415 | 415 | — | #599 |
| 2009 | 402 | 402 | — | #620 |
| 2008 | 426 | 426 | — | #592 |
| 2007 | 486 | 486 | — | #529 |
| 2006 | 454 | 454 | — | #555 |
| 2005 | 486 | 486 | — | #507 |
| 2004 | 470 | 470 | #14,112 | #519 |
| 2003 | 403 | 403 | — | #558 |
| 2002 | 414 | 414 | — | #539 |
| 2001 | 464 | 464 | — | #495 |
| 2000 | 496 | 496 | — | #474 |
| 1999 | 494 | 494 | — | #462 |
| 1998 | 507 | 507 | — | #447 |
| 1997 | 554 | — | — | #419 |
| 1996 | 593 | — | — | #399 |
| 1995 | 527 | — | — | #435 |
| 1994 | 553 | — | — | #416 |
| 1993 | 592 | — | — | #388 |
| 1992 | 686 | — | — | #349 |
| 1991 | 703 | — | — | #344 |
| 1990 | 778 | — | — | #323 |
| 1989 | 776 | — | — | #308 |
| 1988 | 777 | — | — | #296 |
| 1987 | 731 | — | — | #293 |
| 1986 | 733 | — | #10,872 | #287 |
| 1985 | 656 | — | #10,649 | #314 |
| 1984 | 666 | — | — | #299 |
| 1983 | 607 | — | #10,249 | #318 |
| 1982 | 663 | — | — | #300 |
| 1981 | 652 | — | #12,151 | #300 |
| 1980 | 735 | — | — | #285 |
| 1979 | 769 | — | #11,926 | #270 |
| 1978 | 783 | — | #8,541 | #262 |
| 1977 | 895 | — | #9,626 | #236 |
| 1976 | 1,014 | — | #10,875 | #210 |
| 1975 | 1,131 | — | #10,584 | #197 |
| 1974 | 1,124 | — | #10,218 | #197 |
| 1973 | 1,115 | — | #9,773 | #198 |
| 1972 | 1,059 | — | #8,263 | #210 |
| 1971 | 1,162 | — | #8,298 | #206 |
| 1970 | 1,430 | — | #7,059 | #189 |
| 1969 | 1,364 | — | — | #193 |
| 1968 | 1,125 | — | — | #208 |
| 1967 | 1,244 | — | — | #192 |
| 1966 | 1,364 | — | #7,594 | #183 |
| 1965 | 1,306 | — | #6,520 | #194 |
| 1964 | 1,380 | — | #7,793 | #202 |
| 1963 | 1,407 | — | — | #206 |
| 1962 | 1,214 | — | #4,526 | #222 |
| 1961 | 1,247 | — | — | #221 |
| 1960 | 1,246 | — | #7,302 | #224 |
| 1959 | 1,235 | — | #7,176 | #221 |
| 1958 | 1,148 | — | — | #228 |
| 1957 | 1,141 | — | — | #225 |
| 1956 | 1,077 | — | — | #224 |
| 1955 | 836 | — | — | #242 |
| 1954 | 755 | — | — | #255 |
| 1953 | 670 | — | #5,653 | #270 |
| 1952 | 599 | — | — | #284 |
| 1951 | 552 | — | — | #294 |
| 1950 | 529 | — | — | #297 |
| 1949 | 473 | — | — | #312 |
| 1948 | 486 | — | — | #309 |
| 1947 | 490 | — | — | #314 |
| 1946 | 475 | — | — | #297 |
| 1945 | 381 | — | — | #306 |
| 1944 | 411 | — | — | #294 |
| 1943 | 400 | — | — | #310 |
| 1942 | 371 | — | — | #318 |
| 1941 | 395 | — | — | #293 |
| 1940 | 411 | — | — | #275 |
| 1939 | 346 | — | — | #303 |
| 1938 | 305 | — | — | #314 |
| 1937 | 310 | — | — | #303 |
| 1936 | 300 | — | — | #308 |
| 1935 | 329 | — | — | #301 |
| 1934 | 306 | — | — | #311 |
| 1933 | 295 | — | — | #314 |
| 1932 | 305 | — | — | #313 |
| 1931 | 300 | — | — | #314 |
| 1930 | 298 | — | — | #319 |
| 1929 | 310 | — | — | #313 |
| 1928 | 360 | — | #5,404 | #298 |
| 1927 | 377 | — | — | #295 |
| 1926 | 343 | — | — | #306 |
| 1925 | 333 | — | — | #312 |
| 1924 | 391 | — | #5,034 | #293 |
| 1923 | 343 | — | #4,947 | #312 |
| 1922 | 352 | — | #5,761 | #306 |
| 1921 | 384 | — | — | #287 |
| 1920 | 374 | — | #4,383 | #295 |
| 1919 | 333 | — | — | #296 |
| 1918 | 324 | — | — | #311 |
| 1917 | 317 | — | — | #295 |
| 1916 | 333 | — | #5,139 | #285 |
| 1915 | 266 | — | — | #321 |
| 1914 | 250 | — | — | #281 |
| 1913 | 179 | — | — | #298 |
| 1912 | 181 | — | — | #261 |
| 1911 | 78 | — | — | #303 |
| 1910 | 75 | — | — | #281 |
| 1909 | 69 | — | — | #267 |
| 1908 | 37 | — | — | #388 |
| 1907 | 69 | — | — | #253 |
| 1906 | 57 | — | — | #262 |
| 1905 | 64 | — | — | #245 |
| 1904 | 57 | — | — | #256 |
| 1903 | 46 | — | — | #277 |
| 1902 | 40 | — | — | #307 |
| 1901 | 62 | — | — | #222 |
| 1900 | 56 | — | — | #276 |
| 1899 | 62 | — | — | #212 |
| 1898 | 63 | — | — | #222 |
| 1897 | 53 | — | — | #242 |
| 1896 | 63 | — | — | #229 |
| 1895 | 39 | — | — | #288 |
| 1894 | 54 | — | — | #236 |
| 1893 | 53 | — | — | #238 |
| 1892 | 54 | — | — | #243 |
| 1891 | 38 | — | — | #264 |
| 1890 | 51 | — | — | #235 |
| 1889 | 42 | — | — | #259 |
| 1888 | 50 | — | — | #250 |
| 1887 | 39 | — | — | #260 |
| 1886 | 61 | — | — | #218 |
| 1885 | 54 | — | — | #225 |
| 1884 | 51 | — | — | #239 |
| 1883 | 54 | — | — | #204 |
| 1882 | 64 | — | — | #202 |
| 1881 | 52 | — | — | #214 |
| 1880 | 56 | — | — | #215 |