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Wade

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What official birth registration shows about Wade: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Wade: Recorded since 1976, with a gap of 10 years, it reached #95 in 1985, and it stood at #1,276 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2007

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2007 to 2007, ranging from #5201 to #5201.2007#5201#5201
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2007#5201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1976–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1976

    First recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1976–1985

    Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1976–1985).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1276 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New South Wales, Australia in 1985.

Wade's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#127622HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#128221HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#113925HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#114324HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#105527HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#78140HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#70747HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#76343HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#70949HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#75844HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#98829HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#95430HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#112423HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#128919HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#100826HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#83633HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#77635HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#69137HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#81526HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#83324HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#65630HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#51039HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#56833HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#67925HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#51937HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#61327HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#52034HighVerified
1985New South Wales, Australiamale#9576InsufficientNot yet available
1979New South Wales, Australiamale#9775InsufficientNot yet available
1978New South Wales, Australiamale#10071InsufficientNot yet available
1976New South Wales, Australiamale#9771InsufficientNot yet available

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Wade is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Wade, between 1976 and 2025, in 34 of those 50 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1976New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1978New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1979New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1985New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1985England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200119762025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1976–19854#95 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202530#510 in 2001

Its high point came 16 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1985) than in England and Wales (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1985; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Wade

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How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1976–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New South Wales, Australia in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.