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Unisex name

Wave

/ˈweɪv/ · 48% girls, 52% boys · 40 born in 2025

Wave has been given to about 242 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈweɪv/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 147
Median age today2 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wave per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2024 · 42
  • Born in 202540
  • All time242

How popular is Wave?

Its best year was 2024, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 17552nd. The typical living American called Wave is about 2 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Wave

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dave0.81
  2. Wade0.75
  3. Wayne0.64
  4. Maeve0.65
  5. Warren0.58
  6. Gustave0.60
  7. Waverly0.58
  8. Eve0.55

Middle names for Wave

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wave Noelle0.83
  2. Wave Catherine0.80
  3. Wave Frances0.80
  4. Wave Belle0.80
  5. Wave Josephine0.80
  6. Wave Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Wave

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.83
  2. Kyomisister · 0.81
  3. Chozenbrother · 0.81
  4. Rynleesister · 0.81
  5. Izaelbrother · 0.81
  6. Kailanysister · 0.81

Where Wave is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Wave Turner0.75
  2. Wave Torres0.75
  3. Wave Thompson0.75
  4. Wave Thomas0.75
  5. Wave Taylor0.75
  6. Wave Sanchez0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Wave

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Wave across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.