Updated June 9, 2019 Find Baby Names Boy name origins & meanings Old English : Wet field Boy name variations Wakefield Wakefield 0 % this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS Wakeley Wakeley 0 % this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS Wakeman Wakeman 0 % this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS How Popular Is The Name Wake Family name origins & meanings Northern English and Scottish : from the Old Norse byname Vakr meaning ‘wakeful’, ‘vigilant’ (from vaka ‘to remain awake’), or perhaps from a cognate Old English Waca (attested in place names such as Wakeford, Wakeham, and Wakeley).