Meaning:
Its source is wadan, an Old English name meaning "Able to go."
Alternative Spellings: Waide
Popularity:
The name Wade ranked 521st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 300th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.