Wayde Boy
How popular is Wayde?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Wayde in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
Wayde popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▲ 846 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (252 boys) |
| Highest rank | #493 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wayde counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wade family of names ranked #335 for boys in 2025 (#325 the year before), with 996 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wade | 948 | 95% |
| Wayde | 48 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wayde is most popular
Babies named Wayde per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Wayde by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,391 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1930s | 16 | #3,389 |
| 1940s | 55 | #2,670 |
| 1950s | 502 | #493 |
| 1960s | 408 | #671 |
| 1970s | 164 | #1,846 |
| 1980s | 153 | #2,425 |
| 1990s | 211 | #2,674 |
| 2000s | 181 | #3,040 |
| 2010s | 363 | #2,227 |
| 2020s | 235 | #2,676 |
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Questions
- Is Wayde a boy or girl name?
- Wayde is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wayde were boys.
- How popular is the name Wayde?
- 48 baby boys were named Wayde in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Wayde most popular?
- Wayde peaked in 1959, when 252 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #493 in 1959.
- How many people are named Wayde?
- 2,304 babies have been named Wayde in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Wayde most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wayde was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.