Dale Wade
There are approximately 57 people named Dale Wade living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,013,234 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Dale with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wade. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
57
1 in 6,013,234
Named Dale
184K
Alive today
Named Wade
107K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 184K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1958
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (89.9%)
Estimated bearers: 107K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #331
Per 100K: 31.15
Top ancestry: White (62.5%)
First name trend
Dale: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dale. The peak year was 1958 with 9,088 births. The average person named Dale today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dale
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Dale, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 89.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dale described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Dale at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.9% · 169,897
- Black or African American4.7% · 8,795
- Two or more races2.3% · 4,255
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 2,597
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 1,873
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,479
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wade surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wade, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wade described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Wade at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.5% · 58,194
- Black or African American28.2% · 26,301
- Two or more races4.7% · 4,378
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 3,075
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 586
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 568
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Dale has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0537% of the US population, based on 184,095 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Dale right now.
The surname Wade appears at a rate of 31.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0311%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 57 people with the full name Dale Wade. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Dale Wade: questions and answers
How many people are named Dale Wade?
We estimate approximately 57 people in the United States share the full name Dale Wade. That works out to about 1 in 6,013,234 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0537%) with the surname frequency (31.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Dale Wade?
We classify Dale Wade as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,013,234 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Dale a male or female name?
Dale is predominantly male. Out of 299,900 total SSA registrations, 92.7% were male and 7.3% were female. See the full Dale profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Dale Wade?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.