Wallace vs Walter

Side-by-side comparison of Wallace and Walter - 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

Walter

Boy name · Rank #271

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Metric Wallace Walter
Current Rank #983 #271
Total Births (all years) 83,263 631,172
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 2,803 13,338
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wallace Walter
1880s 1,009 18,185
1890s 1,199 19,495
1900s 1,654 19,997
1910s 8,681 89,145
1920s 20,916 119,809
1930s 13,241 80,908
1940s 11,464 83,728
1950s 9,446 72,197
1960s 5,948 45,929
1970s 2,860 25,726
1980s 1,846 17,568
1990s 1,099 12,020
2000s 889 8,133
2010s 1,589 10,607
2020s 1,422 7,725

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wallace Walter
2014 138 987
2015 154 1,158
2016 198 1,172
2017 197 1,366
2018 249 1,313
2019 245 1,282
2020 244 1,240
2021 258 1,281
2022 234 1,278
2023 216 1,276
2024 229 1,269
2025 241 1,381

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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