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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #69, 1923boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,791 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,486 boysNDMinnesota: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,842 boysMNIllinois: #336 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,748 boysILWisconsin: #305 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,827 boysWIMichigan: #351 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,173 boysMINew York: #380 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 6,027 boysNYMassachusetts: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,773 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,408 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedIAIndiana: #233 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,381 boysINOhio: #318 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,201 boysOHPennsylvania: #312 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,603 boysPANew Jersey: #284 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,355 boysNJConnecticut: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,313 boysCTCalifornia: #372 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 4,368 boysCAUtah: #196 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,300 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNEMissouri: #313 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,050 boysMOKentucky: #231 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,890 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysWVVirginia: #151 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 852 boysVAMaryland: #191 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,529 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 boysAZNew Mexico: #250 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,604 boysNMKansas: #324 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,902 boysKSArkansas: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,162 boysARTennessee: #228 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,007 boysTNNorth Carolina: #173 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,116 boysNCSouth Carolina: #150 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 806 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #192 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,357 boysDCOklahoma: #263 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,150 boysOKLouisiana: #212 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,220 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMSAlabama: #182 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,093 boysALGeorgia: #167 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 914 boysGAHawaii: #181 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 895 boysHITexas: #349 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,725 boysTXFlorida: #193 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,231 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#134 · 1 in 630
  2. South Carolina#150 · 1 in 806
  3. Virginia#151 · 1 in 852
  4. Georgia#167 · 1 in 914
  5. North Carolina#173 · 1 in 1,116

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#13451 in 630
South Carolina#150361 in 806
Virginia#151511 in 852
Georgia#167531 in 914
North Carolina#173471 in 1,116
Arkansas#181171 in 1,162
Hawaii#18181 in 895
Alabama#182351 in 1,093
Mississippi#187251 in 1,081
Maryland#191211 in 1,529
District of Columbia#192111 in 1,357
Florida#193421 in 1,231
Utah#19691 in 1,300
North Dakota#20351 in 1,486
Maine#20461 in 1,791
Louisiana#212351 in 1,220
Tennessee#228201 in 2,007
Kentucky#231191 in 1,890
Connecticut#23281 in 3,313
Indiana#233231 in 2,381
Massachusetts#233121 in 4,773
West Virginia#23991 in 2,389
Oregon#24671 in 2,408
New Mexico#25081 in 1,604
Arizona#25991 in 1,712
Oklahoma#263111 in 2,150
New Jersey#284141 in 4,355
Wisconsin#30581 in 5,827
Minnesota#30871 in 5,842
Pennsylvania#312221 in 5,603
Missouri#313121 in 4,050
Ohio#318221 in 5,201
Kansas#32461 in 3,902
Illinois#336241 in 4,748
Texas#349451 in 2,725
Michigan#351161 in 6,173
California#372401 in 4,368
New York#380301 in 6,027
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Delaware———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Washington———
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 1958

girls
#5,408
6 births · 1 in 335,270 girls
boys
#270
810 births · 1 in 2,620 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #5,408Wallace6

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #270Wallace810
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 335,270 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #4,890Zell7
  2. #4,890Zenia7
  3. #4,890Zettie7
  4. #5,408Wallace6
  5. #5,408Adah6
  6. #5,408Adriann6
  7. #5,408Alayna6
  8. #6,103Abigale5
  9. #6,103Adalia5
  10. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 694 names at #5,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,620 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #267Pat844
  2. #268Hector839
  3. #269Sidney827
  4. #270Wallace810
  5. #271Rickie791
  6. #272Mickey789
  7. #273Rocky780
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →