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Wake

male

Meaning

"Watchful or Awake"

Adopted from the English word and surname Wake, associated with being awake or watchful in older linguistic layers.

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Popularity History of Wake

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#5858Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Wake did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Wake

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Quick Facts

OriginOld English
Syllables1
Length4 letters

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