Wales — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wales

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Wales between 1914 and 1968, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wales currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wales performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wales shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wales 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 38 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.