Though Wade has a solid, Midwestern feel (like Nebraska-born baseball star Wade Boggs), it has lost ground recently to more trendy names like Jaden and Zane.
Variations
Waide,
Waid,
Wayde,
Waed
Nicknames
Wadie
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.
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