Wadsworth is a boy's name of English origin meaning “enclosure.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Wadsworth belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “enclosure” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wadsworth first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2796 in 1913, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 76 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wadsworth means “enclosure” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wadsworth is a boy name.
Wadsworth comes from the English & American tradition.
Wadsworth first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #2796 in 1913, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wadsworth is pronounced /ˈwɒdzwə(ɹ)θ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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