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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Wave

Used in both girl and boy records

Wave appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Wave by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDWave as a girl’s nameUS records 1897–2024
#19856girl rank1918peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDWave as a boy’s nameUS records 2020–2024
#15579boy rank2024peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Wave in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191711 uses#138518971897–192714 listed years
Boy20206 uses#1049720202020–20201 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.