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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #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 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAKMaine: #135 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 901 boysMEVermont: #95 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 561 boysVTNew Hampshire: #132 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNHWashington: #150 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,059 boysWAIdaho: #136 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 721 boysIDMontana: #159 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,117 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 465 boysNDMinnesota: #109 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 689 boysMNIllinois: #235 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,060 boysILWisconsin: #140 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,194 boysWIMichigan: #149 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,290 boysMINew York: #199 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,699 boysNYMassachusetts: #141 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,804 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedRIOregon: #214 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,012 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #148 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 893 boysSDIowa: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,691 boysIAIndiana: #191 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,825 boysINOhio: #202 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,255 boysOHPennsylvania: #181 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,429 boysPANew Jersey: #182 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,588 boysNJConnecticut: #115 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,182 boysCTCalifornia: #206 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,732 boysCAUtah: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,360 boysUTColorado: #239 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,292 boysCONebraska: #222 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,122 boysNEMissouri: #207 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,949 boysMOKentucky: #137 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 862 boysKYWest Virginia: #167 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,289 boysWVVirginia: #116 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 676 boysVAMaryland: #152 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,222 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #229 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,531 boysNMKansas: #286 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,582 boysKSArkansas: #180 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,236 boysARTennessee: #121 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 775 boysTNNorth Carolina: #155 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 991 boysNCSouth Carolina: #103 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 519 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,035 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 831 boysOKLouisiana: #135 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 735 boysLAMississippi: #130 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 765 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 730 boysALGeorgia: #121 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 671 boysGAHawaii: #59 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 212 boysHITexas: #256 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,714 boysTXFlorida: #117 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 635 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#59 · 1 in 212
  2. Vermont#95 · 1 in 561
  3. North Dakota#99 · 1 in 465
  4. South Carolina#103 · 1 in 519
  5. Minnesota#109 · 1 in 689

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#59251 in 212
Vermont#9561 in 561
North Dakota#99141 in 465
South Carolina#103501 in 519
Minnesota#109451 in 689
Connecticut#115161 in 1,182
Virginia#116491 in 676
Florida#117401 in 635
Alabama#120491 in 730
Georgia#121601 in 671
Tennessee#121481 in 775
Mississippi#130351 in 765
New Hampshire#13251 in 1,010
Louisiana#135421 in 735
Maine#135101 in 901
Idaho#13681 in 721
Kentucky#137391 in 862
Oklahoma#139281 in 831
Wisconsin#140291 in 1,194
District of Columbia#141111 in 1,035
Massachusetts#141261 in 1,804
South Dakota#14871 in 893
Michigan#149511 in 1,290
Washington#150231 in 1,059
Maryland#152181 in 1,222
North Carolina#155481 in 991
Montana#15951 in 1,117
West Virginia#167181 in 1,289
Arkansas#180181 in 1,236
Pennsylvania#181431 in 2,429
New Jersey#182171 in 2,588
Indiana#191221 in 1,825
New York#199521 in 2,699
Utah#20161 in 1,360
Ohio#202361 in 2,255
California#206611 in 1,732
Missouri#207201 in 1,949
Oregon#21471 in 2,012
Nebraska#22261 in 2,122
New Mexico#22951 in 1,531
Illinois#235271 in 3,060
Iowa#238101 in 2,691
Colorado#23961 in 2,292
Texas#256521 in 1,714
Kansas#28651 in 3,582
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Nevada———
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 1946

girls
#3,034
11 births · 1 in 142,846 girls
boys
#169
1,209 births · 1 in 1,343 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #3,034Wallace11

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #169Wallace1,209
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 142,846 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 46.6% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #2,880Zara12
  2. #2,880Zena12
  3. #2,880Zettie12
  4. #3,034Wallace11
  5. #3,034Adline11
  6. #3,034Adriane11
  7. #3,034Aldean11
  8. #3,217Adaline10
  9. #3,217Adena10
  10. #3,217Adina10

Tied with 182 names at #3,034; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

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

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 1,343 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #166Roland1,264
  2. #167Wesley1,248
  3. #168Micheal1,238
  4. #169Wallace1,209
  5. #170Sammy1,193
  6. #171Tim1,134
  7. #172Juan1,128
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

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

See the top 100 for 1946 →