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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #334 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,371 boysMNIllinois: #404 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,605 boysILWisconsin: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,384 boysWIMichigan: #287 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,768 boysMINew York: #375 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 5,236 boysNYMassachusetts: #218 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,453 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: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedIAIndiana: #420 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,586 boysINOhio: #459 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,271 boysOHPennsylvania: #380 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,960 boysPANew Jersey: #279 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,507 boysNJConnecticut: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,768 boysCTCalifornia: #362 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,854 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: #278 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,948 boysMOKentucky: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,861 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedWVVirginia: #196 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,371 boysVAMaryland: #268 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,288 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,616 boysNMKansas: #290 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,655 boysKSArkansas: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,969 boysARTennessee: #237 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,858 boysTNNorth Carolina: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,655 boysNCSouth Carolina: #206 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,285 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Wallace, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #278 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,961 boysLAMississippi: #259 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMSAlabama: #207 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,272 boysALGeorgia: #182 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,081 boysGAHawaii: #170 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 758 boysHITexas: #438 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,011 boysTXFlorida: #269 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,987 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#170 · 1 in 758
  2. Georgia#182 · 1 in 1,081
  3. Virginia#196 · 1 in 1,371
  4. South Carolina#206 · 1 in 1,285
  5. Alabama#207 · 1 in 1,272

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#17081 in 758
Georgia#182391 in 1,081
Virginia#196271 in 1,371
South Carolina#206181 in 1,285
Alabama#207241 in 1,272
Massachusetts#218141 in 3,453
Kentucky#233151 in 1,861
Tennessee#237181 in 1,858
North Carolina#239261 in 1,655
Arkansas#25681 in 1,969
Mississippi#259121 in 1,780
Maryland#26891 in 3,288
Florida#269241 in 1,987
New Mexico#27061 in 1,616
Louisiana#278181 in 1,961
Missouri#278131 in 2,948
New Jersey#279161 in 3,507
Michigan#287211 in 3,768
Kansas#29061 in 2,655
Connecticut#31051 in 4,768
Wisconsin#33361 in 6,384
Minnesota#33451 in 6,371
California#362431 in 3,854
New York#375301 in 5,236
Pennsylvania#380121 in 7,960
Illinois#404171 in 5,605
Indiana#42061 in 7,586
Texas#438251 in 4,011
Ohio#459101 in 9,271
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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 1966

girls
#5,809
6 births · 1 in 282,030 girls
boys
#330
520 births · 1 in 3,430 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #5,809Wallace6

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #330Wallace520
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 282,030 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 23.8% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #5,273Yolandia7
  2. #5,273Zeola7
  3. #5,273Zora7
  4. #5,809Wallace6
  5. #5,809Adine6
  6. #5,809Adrienna6
  7. #5,809Aggie6
  8. #6,564Abra5
  9. #6,564Acquanetta5
  10. #6,564Adana5

Tied with 754 names at #5,809; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,430 of them was named Wallace, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wallace
  1. #326Felix526
  2. #328Bradford525
  3. #328Scotty525
  4. #330Wallace520
  5. #330Preston520
  6. #332Salvatore519
  7. #333Alfredo516
  8. #334Teddy512

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →