Wally vs Wallace

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

Name A

Wally

Boy name · Rank #6190

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #979

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Metric Wally Wallace
Current Rank #6190 #979
Total Births (all years) 4,938 83,024
Peak Year 1959 1923
Peak Year Births 185 2,803
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wally Wallace
1880ss — 1,009
1890ss — 1,199
1900ss — 1,654
1910ss 120 8,681
1920ss 318 20,916
1930ss 587 13,241
1940ss 916 11,465
1950ss 937 9,445
1960ss 1,054 5,949
1970ss 373 2,861
1980ss 219 1,847
1990ss 121 1,099
2000ss 102 888
2010ss 122 1,589
2020ss 69 1,181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wally Wallace
2014 9 138
2015 12 154
2016 13 198
2017 16 197
2018 16 249
2019 12 245
2020 15 244
2021 10 258
2022 15 234
2023 15 216
2024 14 229

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, 1910–2024.

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