Recorded 1916–1923 Boys' name Peak 1923 11 births

Walace — boys' name

11 babies named Walace in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Walace was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Walace in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walace

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Walace between 1916 and 1923, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Walace currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walace performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Walace shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Walace at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

11

Since 1916

8 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1916

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1923

Walace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1916

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 19231916 5

Walace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Walace's all-time total
1910s51920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walace?
11 babies have been named Walace since 1916. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Walace most popular?
Walace was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Walace been used?
Walace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 8 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Walace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Wallace, Walker, Walton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.