Wadell is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.
Wadell is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Wadell was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1932 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,271 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #7,306 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #7,044 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,828 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,632 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,414 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,393 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,932 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,413 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,599 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,844 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,639 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #3,069 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,263 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,815 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #2,622 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #2,957 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,733 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,781 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #2,246 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,352 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,307 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #4,184 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,361 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,511 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,097 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,514 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,493 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,919 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,602 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #2,643 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,163 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,730 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | #2,093 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,515 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,130 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,690 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,173 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,245 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,303 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,264 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,867 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,783 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,369 |