Wade: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “to go; ford water”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- wayd · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname derived from Old English wadan, 'to go' or 'to wade.' It may also have referred to someone who lived by a ford.
How popular is Wade?
Babies named Wade in 20241,009
2024 rank#340 boys
Peak year1970
Total US babies since 188075,720
Wade is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wade
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wade questions
What does the name Wade mean?
Wade means "to go; ford water". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from Old English wadan, 'to go' or 'to wade.' It may also have referred to someone who lived by a ford.
Is Wade a boy or girl name?
Wade is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wade?
1,009 US babies were named Wade in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.
How do you pronounce Wade?
Wade is usually pronounced wayd.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.