boy's name
Wayde
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,389
Wayde is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1959, when 252 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Wayde over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 55 |
| 1950s | 502 |
| 1960s | 408 |
| 1970s | 164 |
| 1980s | 153 |
| 1990s | 211 |
| 2000s | 181 |
| 2010s | 363 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 235 |
How popular is Wayde?
In 2025, Wayde was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Wayde is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wayde
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wayde also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wayde over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wayde
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wayde — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wayde
How popular is the name Wayde?
In 2025, Wayde was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Wayde a girl's or a boy's name?
Wayde is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wayde most popular?
Wayde peaked in 1959, when 252 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Wayde a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wayde currently ranks #2,713 in the United States. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.