Wallace

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #960 for boys in 2025, 241 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1923 · 2,803 births
Debut · boys
91 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
83,263
since 1880

Wallace over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #69, 1923boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#960241
2024—#983229
2023#13,4626#1,016216
2022#15,3065#967234
2021#11,1468#892258
2020#10,2509#916244
2019#8,59712#890245
2018—#876249
2017—#1,023197
2016#10,8599#1,018198
2015—#1,198154
2014—#1,285138
2013#14,5826#1,238143
2012—#1,535104
2011—#1,71986
2010—#1,89875
2009—#1,92574
2008—#1,65593
2007—#1,76084
2006—#1,54396
2005—#1,402106
2004—#1,58283
2003—#1,70272
2002—#1,48385
2001#12,0567#1,34596
2000—#1,290100
1999—#1,42182
1998—#1,177105
1997—#1,24293
1996—#1,17798
1995—#1,15998
1994—#1,20092
1993—#983121
1992—#896139
1991—#893139
1990—#893132
1989—#782161
1988—#809137
1987—#760145
1986#10,9125#733152
1985—#651181
1984—#606197
1983—#582210
1982#10,5175#605200
1981—#571223
1980#9,0956#551240
1979—#575219
1978—#574213
1977#9,6525#536241
1976—#497257
1975—#471294
1974—#487269
1973—#464284
1972—#439326
1971—#430356
1970—#405401
1969#4,72310#387411
1968—#360465
1967#6,8045#340487
1966#5,8096#330520
1965—#326539
1964#6,0096#308628
1963—#301658
1962#5,8606#283737
1961#6,5675#289720
1960—#283783
1959#5,5666#270852
1958#5,4086#270810
1957#4,5368#256863
1956#4,8377#240935
1955#3,77810#231953
1954#5,7535#222973
1953#4,2268#2121,018
1952—#209978
1951—#2041,002
1950#4,7386#1971,062
1949#4,6736#1931,076
1948#5,2435#1861,075
1947#4,3457#1791,190
1946#3,03411#1691,209
1945#2,91610#1671,008
1944#3,6877#1621,131
1943#4,6915#1561,254
1942#3,1949#1571,232
1941#3,2528#1551,117
1940—#1461,172
1939#2,20614#1511,070
1938#2,9409#1391,176
1937#2,31713#1331,190
1936#2,8579#1301,247
1935#3,7426#1331,200
1934#3,4497#1291,306
1933#2,54011#1201,366
1932#2,49012#1171,525
1931#2,9729#1141,543
1930#2,69011#1111,618
1929#3,3948#1061,706
1928#2,62312#1041,845
1927#2,16917#962,009
1926#2,25716#952,012
1925#2,61713#922,076
1924#2,13718#872,283
1923#2,73212#692,803
1922#2,95811#872,210
1921#2,37815#882,095
1920#2,17217#931,877
1919#2,81311#1071,481
1918#1,96319#1241,334
1917#2,42813#1231,215
1916#3,9196#1241,126
1915#2,68810#1261,079
1914#3,1886#127810
1913#2,1649#126621
1912#2,1448#128507
1911—#132257
1910—#131251
1909#2,2085#142185
1908—#134190
1907—#128185
1906—#129162
1905#1,9315#137162
1904—#130163
1903—#124157
1902—#123157
1901—#126132
1900—#137161
1899—#131121
1898#1,7005#133138
1897—#126131
1896—#130130
1895—#136119
1894—#15599
1893—#131114
1892—#135119
1891—#14690
1890—#114138
1889—#122115
1888—#138111
1887—#14488
1886—#133104
1885—#129107
1884—#137102
1883—#123100
1882—#137103
1881—#14088
1880—#15091
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Wallace was already there! It came in at #150, and was given to 91 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1994–2012, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.

Where Wallace is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAKMaine: #82 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 330 boysMEVermont: #56 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 213 boysVTNew Hampshire: #73 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 333 boysNHWashington: #105 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 500 boysWAIdaho: #67 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 249 boysIDMontana: #133 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 699 boysMTNorth Dakota: #77 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 283 boysNDMinnesota: #62 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 242 boysMNIllinois: #138 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 910 boysILWisconsin: #88 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 411 boysWIMichigan: #110 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 643 boysMINew York: #140 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,108 boysNYMassachusetts: #87 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 543 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedRIOregon: #74 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 315 boysORNevada: #15 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 47 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #98 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 484 boysSDIowa: #128 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 697 boysIAIndiana: #150 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,063 boysINOhio: #154 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,263 boysOHPennsylvania: #145 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,371 boysPANew Jersey: #108 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 808 boysNJConnecticut: #107 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 818 boysCTCalifornia: #98 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 585 boysCAUtah: #48 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 181 boysUTColorado: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,065 boysCONebraska: #110 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 567 boysNEMissouri: #157 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,071 boysMOKentucky: #101 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 562 boysKYWest Virginia: #128 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 738 boysWVVirginia: #120 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 667 boysVAMaryland: #138 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,070 boysMDDelaware: #44 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 201 boysDEArizona: #153 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 638 boysAZNew Mexico: #132 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 561 boysNMKansas: #138 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 818 boysKSArkansas: #125 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 579 boysARTennessee: #105 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 625 boysTNNorth Carolina: #171 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,047 boysNCSouth Carolina: #113 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 717 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #149 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 818 boysOKLouisiana: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 574 boysLAMississippi: #154 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 937 boysMSAlabama: #117 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 620 boysALGeorgia: #120 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 696 boysGAHawaii: #113 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 435 boysHITexas: #158 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 833 boysTXFlorida: #141 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 733 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#15 · 1 in 47
  2. Delaware#44 · 1 in 201
  3. Utah#48 · 1 in 181
  4. Vermont#56 · 1 in 213
  5. Minnesota#62 · 1 in 242

Best ever in a state: #15 in Nevada, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#1571 in 47
Delaware#4481 in 201
Utah#48261 in 181
Vermont#56111 in 213
Minnesota#62841 in 242
Idaho#67161 in 249
New Hampshire#7391 in 333
Oregon#74161 in 315
North Dakota#77241 in 283
Maine#82171 in 330
Massachusetts#87601 in 543
Wisconsin#88541 in 411
California#98371 in 585
South Dakota#98121 in 484
Kentucky#101411 in 562
Tennessee#105351 in 625
Washington#105181 in 500
Connecticut#107161 in 818
New Jersey#108341 in 808
Michigan#110511 in 643
Nebraska#110201 in 567
Hawaii#11351 in 435
South Carolina#113271 in 717
Alabama#117371 in 620
Georgia#120421 in 696
Virginia#120331 in 667
Arkansas#125281 in 579
Louisiana#125301 in 574
Iowa#128291 in 697
West Virginia#128191 in 738
New Mexico#13261 in 561
Montana#13381 in 699
Illinois#138601 in 910
Kansas#138181 in 818
Maryland#138111 in 1,070
New York#140811 in 1,108
Florida#141121 in 733
Pennsylvania#145631 in 1,371
Oklahoma#149241 in 818
Indiana#150221 in 1,063
Arizona#15351 in 638
Mississippi#154191 in 937
Ohio#154381 in 1,263
Missouri#157251 in 1,071
Texas#158511 in 833
Colorado#17171 in 1,065
North Carolina#171281 in 1,047
Alaska———
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Wallace
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#983 → #960)
  • 44 spots since 2020 (#916 → #960)
  • 238 spots since 2015 (#1,198 → #960)
  • Biggest jump: 147 spots in 2018 (#1,023 → #876)
  • Biggest drop: 217 spots in 1994 (#983 → #1,200)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1923 at #69 (2,803 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1920–1927
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 391
  • Highest: 1 in 391 boys born in 1923 were named Wallace (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,087 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 25.1% of all boys named Wallace (20,916) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,009#122 (1889)#135
1890s1,199#114 (1890)#134
1900s1,654#123 (1902)#131
1910s8,681#107 (1919)#125
1920s20,916#69 (1923)#92
1930s13,241#111 (1930)#128
1940s11,464#146 (1940)#167
1950s9,446#197 (1950)#231
1960s5,948#283 (1960)#321
1970s2,860#405 (1970)#488
1980s1,846#551 (1980)#665
1990s1,099#893 (1991)#1,104
2000s889#1,290 (2000)#1,569
2010s1,589#876 (2018)#1,268
2020s1,422#892 (2021)#956

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wallace in 1918

girls
#1,963
19 births · 1 in 60,928 girls
boys
#124
1,334 births · 1 in 760 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #1,963Wallace19

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #124Wallace1,334
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 60,928 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 64.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #1,887Vicie20
  2. #1,887Vinita20
  3. #1,887Yoshie20
  4. #1,963Wallace19
  5. #1,963Aleda19
  6. #1,963Alvie19
  7. #1,963Angelena19
  8. #2,029Adda18
  9. #2,029Ailie18
  10. #2,029Alison18

Tied with 65 names at #1,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 760 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #121Roland1,385
  2. #122Wilson1,381
  3. #123Curtis1,335
  4. #124Wallace1,334
  5. #125Glen1,318
  6. #126Manuel1,312
  7. #127Mike1,287
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918 →