Wallace
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #960 for boys in 2025, 241 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1923 · 2,803 births
- Debut · boys
- 91 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 83,263since 1880
Wallace over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #960 | 241 |
| 2024 | — | #983 | 229 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #1,016 | 216 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #967 | 234 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #892 | 258 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #916 | 244 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #890 | 245 |
| 2018 | — | #876 | 249 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,023 | 197 | |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #1,018 | 198 |
| 2015 | — | #1,198 | 154 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,285 | 138 | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #1,238 | 143 |
| 2012 | — | #1,535 | 104 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,719 | 86 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,898 | 75 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,925 | 74 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,655 | 93 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,760 | 84 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,543 | 96 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,402 | 106 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,582 | 83 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,702 | 72 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,483 | 85 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #1,345 | 96 |
| 2000 | — | #1,290 | 100 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,421 | 82 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,177 | 105 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,242 | 93 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,177 | 98 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,159 | 98 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,200 | 92 | |
| 1993 | — | #983 | 121 | |
| 1992 | — | #896 | 139 | |
| 1991 | — | #893 | 139 | |
| 1990 | — | #893 | 132 | |
| 1989 | — | #782 | 161 | |
| 1988 | — | #809 | 137 | |
| 1987 | — | #760 | 145 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #733 | 152 |
| 1985 | — | #651 | 181 | |
| 1984 | — | #606 | 197 | |
| 1983 | — | #582 | 210 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #605 | 200 |
| 1981 | — | #571 | 223 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #551 | 240 |
| 1979 | — | #575 | 219 | |
| 1978 | — | #574 | 213 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #536 | 241 |
| 1976 | — | #497 | 257 | |
| 1975 | — | #471 | 294 | |
| 1974 | — | #487 | 269 | |
| 1973 | — | #464 | 284 | |
| 1972 | — | #439 | 326 | |
| 1971 | — | #430 | 356 | |
| 1970 | — | #405 | 401 | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #387 | 411 |
| 1968 | — | #360 | 465 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #340 | 487 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #330 | 520 |
| 1965 | — | #326 | 539 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #308 | 628 |
| 1963 | — | #301 | 658 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #283 | 737 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #289 | 720 |
| 1960 | — | #283 | 783 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #270 | 852 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #270 | 810 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #256 | 863 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #240 | 935 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #231 | 953 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #222 | 973 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #212 | 1,018 |
| 1952 | — | #209 | 978 | |
| 1951 | — | #204 | 1,002 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #197 | 1,062 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #193 | 1,076 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #186 | 1,075 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #179 | 1,190 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #169 | 1,209 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #167 | 1,008 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #162 | 1,131 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #156 | 1,254 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #157 | 1,232 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #155 | 1,117 |
| 1940 | — | #146 | 1,172 | |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #151 | 1,070 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #139 | 1,176 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #133 | 1,190 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #130 | 1,247 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #133 | 1,200 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #129 | 1,306 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #120 | 1,366 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #117 | 1,525 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #114 | 1,543 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #111 | 1,618 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #106 | 1,706 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #104 | 1,845 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #96 | 2,009 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | #95 | 2,012 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #92 | 2,076 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #87 | 2,283 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #69 | 2,803 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #87 | 2,210 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #88 | 2,095 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | #93 | 1,877 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #107 | 1,481 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #124 | 1,334 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #123 | 1,215 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #124 | 1,126 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #126 | 1,079 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #127 | 810 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #126 | 621 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #128 | 507 |
| 1911 | — | #132 | 257 | |
| 1910 | — | #131 | 251 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #142 | 185 |
| 1908 | — | #134 | 190 | |
| 1907 | — | #128 | 185 | |
| 1906 | — | #129 | 162 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #137 | 162 |
| 1904 | — | #130 | 163 | |
| 1903 | — | #124 | 157 | |
| 1902 | — | #123 | 157 | |
| 1901 | — | #126 | 132 | |
| 1900 | — | #137 | 161 | |
| 1899 | — | #131 | 121 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #133 | 138 |
| 1897 | — | #126 | 131 | |
| 1896 | — | #130 | 130 | |
| 1895 | — | #136 | 119 | |
| 1894 | — | #155 | 99 | |
| 1893 | — | #131 | 114 | |
| 1892 | — | #135 | 119 | |
| 1891 | — | #146 | 90 | |
| 1890 | — | #114 | 138 | |
| 1889 | — | #122 | 115 | |
| 1888 | — | #138 | 111 | |
| 1887 | — | #144 | 88 | |
| 1886 | — | #133 | 104 | |
| 1885 | — | #129 | 107 | |
| 1884 | — | #137 | 102 | |
| 1883 | — | #123 | 100 | |
| 1882 | — | #137 | 103 | |
| 1881 | — | #140 | 88 | |
| 1880 | — | #150 | 91 | |
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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#143 · 1 in 693
- Georgia#158 · 1 in 825
- Maine#169 · 1 in 1,364
- Virginia#173 · 1 in 1,082
- Alabama#188 · 1 in 1,102
Best ever in a state: #15 in Nevada, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #143 | 41 | 1 in 693 |
| Georgia | #158 | 58 | 1 in 825 |
| Maine | #169 | 8 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Virginia | #173 | 40 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Alabama | #188 | 34 | 1 in 1,102 |
| North Carolina | #195 | 40 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Connecticut | #204 | 12 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Maryland | #204 | 20 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Hawaii | #209 | 7 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Tennessee | #210 | 25 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Mississippi | #227 | 19 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Montana | #228 | 5 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Florida | #235 | 34 | 1 in 1,617 |
| Massachusetts | #236 | 13 | 1 in 4,413 |
| Oregon | #253 | 8 | 1 in 2,197 |
| District of Columbia | #261 | 6 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Utah | #269 | 6 | 1 in 2,028 |
| New Jersey | #272 | 18 | 1 in 3,506 |
| Minnesota | #274 | 9 | 1 in 4,583 |
| Louisiana | #275 | 22 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Kentucky | #278 | 12 | 1 in 2,874 |
| Oklahoma | #282 | 10 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Nebraska | #285 | 5 | 1 in 3,231 |
| Pennsylvania | #286 | 26 | 1 in 4,542 |
| Michigan | #297 | 22 | 1 in 4,237 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Missouri | #312 | 13 | 1 in 3,723 |
| Indiana | #314 | 13 | 1 in 4,168 |
| Arizona | #320 | 7 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Washington | #331 | 7 | 1 in 4,398 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 7 | 1 in 6,772 |
| New York | #344 | 38 | 1 in 4,725 |
| Ohio | #346 | 18 | 1 in 6,198 |
| Texas | #395 | 37 | 1 in 3,233 |
| California | #429 | 33 | 1 in 5,727 |
| Illinois | #460 | 14 | 1 in 8,136 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1923 at #69 (2,803 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1920–1927
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 391 boys born in 1923 were named Wallace (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,087 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 25.1% of all boys named Wallace (20,916) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,009 | #122 (1889) | #135 |
| 1890s | 1,199 | #114 (1890) | #134 |
| 1900s | 1,654 | #123 (1902) | #131 |
| 1910s | 8,681 | #107 (1919) | #125 |
| 1920s | 20,916 | #69 (1923) | #92 |
| 1930s | 13,241 | #111 (1930) | #128 |
| 1940s | 11,464 | #146 (1940) | #167 |
| 1950s | 9,446 | #197 (1950) | #231 |
| 1960s | 5,948 | #283 (1960) | #321 |
| 1970s | 2,860 | #405 (1970) | #488 |
| 1980s | 1,846 | #551 (1980) | #665 |
| 1990s | 1,099 | #893 (1991) | #1,104 |
| 2000s | 889 | #1,290 (2000) | #1,569 |
| 2010s | 1,589 | #876 (2018) | #1,268 |
| 2020s | 1,422 | #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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 403,699 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 12.8% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 960 names at #6,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,950 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.