Given name & surname
Waid
“to cross the river ford”
Waid is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Waid is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Waid is a variant of Wade. An origin associated with Wade is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Waid is a variant of Wade. The history of Wade gives this family its wider story. Wade’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Waid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 45 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020; 2,812 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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