Given name & surname
Wayde
“to cross the river ford”
Wayde is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wayde is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wayde 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Wayde 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
Wayde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,304
- 2,304 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 252 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,714 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,714 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 252 in 1959. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,639 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 76,314 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wayde
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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