Walt vs Wallace

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

Name A

Walt

Boy name · Rank #3400

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #983

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Metric Walt Wallace
Current Rank #3400 #983
Total Births (all years) 2,634 83,263
Peak Year 1959 1923
Peak Year Births 81 2,803
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Walt Wallace
1880s - 1,009
1890s 10 1,199
1900s 6 1,654
1910s 68 8,681
1920s 154 20,916
1930s 232 13,241
1940s 416 11,464
1950s 366 9,446
1960s 419 5,948
1970s 182 2,860
1980s 118 1,846
1990s 76 1,099
2000s 91 889
2010s 254 1,589
2020s 242 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Walt Wallace
2014 29 138
2015 21 154
2016 30 198
2017 29 197
2018 42 249
2019 35 245
2020 42 244
2021 43 258
2022 43 234
2023 45 216
2024 34 229
2025 35 241

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, 1893–2025.

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