How Many People Are Named Wayde?
An estimated 2,004 people in the United States have the first name Wayde. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Wayde peaked in popularity in 1959 with 252 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wayde as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wayde paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,004
About 1 in 171,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1959
252 births
Total Registered
2,255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wayde
Wayde is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,255 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wayde as a male name
Ranked #3,582 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (252 births)
Wayde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wayde span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 502 babies were registered. While Wayde is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wayde by Decade
How has Wayde tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wayde by State
Birth registrations for Wayde span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona. On average, about 24 Waydes were registered per state.
Wayde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wayde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wayde
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Wayde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wayde?
We estimate approximately 2,004 people named Wayde are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 171,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Wayde a common name?
Wayde is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wayde most popular?
Wayde reached peak popularity in 1959, when 252 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wayde is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wayde a male name?
Wayde is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wayde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wayde Smith, Wayde Johnson, Wayde Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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