Waddie
A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.
Meaning & Origin of Waddie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.
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The Story of Waddie
As a girl name
American parents first put Waddie on the record books as a girl name in 1933, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 5 Waddies were born — ranking #4,218 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1933 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Waddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Waddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1899, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 6 births, good for #3,736 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Waddies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1928 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Waddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Waddie
Waddie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Waddie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,736. Use the chart and map above to compare Waddie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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