Wadie
Wadie is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Wadie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wadie is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Wadie
As a girl name
American parents first put Wadie on the record books as a girl name in 1891, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 8 Wadies were born — ranking #3,512 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Wadies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1940 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 96 Wadies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Wadie on the record books as a boy name in 1917, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 7 Wadies were born — ranking #3,217 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Wadies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 90 Wadies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wadie
Wadie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Wadie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,512. Use the chart and map above to compare Wadie'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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