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 #6219

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #983

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Metric Wally Wallace
Current Rank #6219 #983
Total Births (all years) 4,954 83,263
Peak Year 1959 1923
Peak Year Births 185 2,803
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wally Wallace
1880s - 1,009
1890s - 1,199
1900s - 1,654
1910s 120 8,681
1920s 318 20,916
1930s 587 13,241
1940s 916 11,464
1950s 937 9,446
1960s 1,054 5,948
1970s 373 2,860
1980s 219 1,846
1990s 121 1,099
2000s 102 889
2010s 122 1,589
2020s 85 1,422

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
2025 16 241

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, 1910–2025.

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