How Many People Are Named Wadell?
people named Wadell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,325,067 people in the US has this name
Based on 316 babies named Wadell in Social Security records from 1915 to 1995, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wadell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wadell alive today is about 66 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wadell first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1932, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1995.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 1995
🏆 Rank History
Wadell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,093, in 1932.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,093 (1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,920 in the 1950s |
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