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Origin & history of Wake1
Modern American roots
Wake comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning To become awake or conscious | Formal: To rouse from sleep or stupor.
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How popular is Wake?
2023
peak year
Today, Wake is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5340), with only about 18 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 22 babies were given the name (ranked #4731 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Wake's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 238 babies have been registered as Wake since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
22
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,731)
(ranked #4,731)
18
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
180
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
238
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Wake4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
W5
A1
K2
E5
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Wake🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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