Wallace vs Walker

Side-by-side comparison of Wallace and Walker - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #983

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Name B

Walker

Boy name · Rank #82

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Metric Wallace Walker
Current Rank #983 #82
Total Births (all years) 83,263 47,914
Peak Year 1923 2022
Peak Year Births 2,803 4,250
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wallace Walker
1880s 1,009 266
1890s 1,199 294
1900s 1,654 242
1910s 8,681 823
1920s 20,916 1,080
1930s 13,241 710
1940s 11,464 720
1950s 9,446 580
1960s 5,948 394
1970s 2,860 547
1980s 1,846 836
1990s 1,099 3,712
2000s 889 6,419
2010s 1,589 10,057
2020s 1,422 21,234

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wallace Walker
2014 138 1,046
2015 154 1,010
2016 198 1,048
2017 197 1,100
2018 249 1,343
2019 245 1,638
2020 244 1,861
2021 258 2,868
2022 234 4,250
2023 216 4,018
2024 229 4,033
2025 241 4,204

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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