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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAKMaine: #174 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,337 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNHWashington: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,777 boysWAIdaho: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,398 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #237 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,116 boysMNIllinois: #369 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,248 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWIMichigan: #298 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,207 boysMINew York: #393 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,243 boysNYMassachusetts: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,066 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,539 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedIAIndiana: #337 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,752 boysINOhio: #297 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,219 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,109 boysPANew Jersey: #297 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,101 boysNJConnecticut: #249 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 boysCTCalifornia: #363 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 3,817 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,576 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,896 boysKYWest Virginia: #217 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,965 boysWVVirginia: #165 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,005 boysVAMaryland: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,639 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDEArizona: #271 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,878 boysAZNew Mexico: #251 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,475 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedKSArkansas: #245 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,779 boysARTennessee: #172 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,076 boysTNNorth Carolina: #237 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,774 boysNCSouth Carolina: #163 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 851 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #194 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,316 boysDCOklahoma: #295 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,617 boysOKLouisiana: #233 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,444 boysLAMississippi: #228 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,413 boysMSAlabama: #199 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,213 boysALGeorgia: #175 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,019 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedHITexas: #333 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,340 boysTXFlorida: #304 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,580 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#163 · 1 in 851
  2. Virginia#165 · 1 in 1,005
  3. Tennessee#172 · 1 in 1,076
  4. Maine#174 · 1 in 1,337
  5. Georgia#175 · 1 in 1,019

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#163321 in 851
Virginia#165431 in 1,005
Tennessee#172361 in 1,076
Maine#17481 in 1,337
Georgia#175461 in 1,019
District of Columbia#194111 in 1,316
Alabama#199301 in 1,213
South Dakota#21451 in 1,539
West Virginia#21791 in 1,965
Kentucky#227181 in 1,896
Mississippi#228191 in 1,413
Idaho#23251 in 1,398
Louisiana#233281 in 1,444
Minnesota#237131 in 3,116
North Carolina#237291 in 1,774
Arkansas#245111 in 1,779
Connecticut#24981 in 3,247
New Mexico#25191 in 1,475
Maryland#257121 in 2,639
Massachusetts#260111 in 5,066
Arizona#27191 in 1,878
Pennsylvania#280271 in 4,109
Washington#281111 in 2,777
Oklahoma#29591 in 2,617
New Jersey#297151 in 4,101
Ohio#297251 in 4,219
Michigan#298211 in 4,207
Missouri#303131 in 3,576
Florida#304211 in 2,580
Texas#333511 in 2,340
Indiana#337111 in 4,752
California#363491 in 3,817
Illinois#369211 in 5,248
New York#393281 in 6,243
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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 1962

girls
#5,860
6 births · 1 in 327,767 girls
boys
#283
737 births · 1 in 2,807 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #5,860Wallace6

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #283Wallace737
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 327,767 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 22.7% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #5,293Zonia7
  2. #5,293Zonya7
  3. #5,293Zsazsa7
  4. #5,860Wallace6
  5. #5,860Adana6
  6. #5,860Adrien6
  7. #5,860Aidee6
  8. #6,578Abbigail5
  9. #6,578Adoree5
  10. #6,578Adoria5

Tied with 717 names at #5,860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 2,807 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #279Sammy752
  2. #281Terence747
  3. #282Terrance745
  4. #283Wallace737
  5. #284Rene733
  6. #285Angelo715
  7. #286Pedro708
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →