Boys' name · since 1880
Wallace
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 83,263 babies named Wallace, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,263
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wallace is the #960 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 83,263 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallace has been recorded 83,263 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #960 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #960 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 83,263 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallace ranks #355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #960 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 83,263 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,263
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wallace's 83,263 recorded births place it above 99.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Wallace compares
83,263 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wallace's all-time total is 226x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wallace | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83,263 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,803 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wallace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wallace's full recorded timeline at 1953, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 72 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 2,803 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wallace popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 2,803
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Wallace popularity over time - girls
588 total births recorded since 1898 (Wallace as girls' name)
Wallace by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20,916 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Wallace's strongest decade.
20,916 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Wallace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,009
1880s
1,009 births
- 1890s 1,199
1890s
1,199 births
- 1900s 1,654
1900s
1,654 births
- 1910s
1910s
8,681 births
- 1920s
1920s
20,916 births
- 1930s
1930s
13,241 births
- 1940s
1940s
11,464 births
- 1950s
1950s
9,446 births
- 1960s 5,948
1960s
5,948 births
- 1970s 2,860
1970s
2,860 births
- 1980s 1,846
1980s
1,846 births
- 1990s 1,099
1990s
1,099 births
- 2000s 889
2000s
889 births
- 2010s 1,589
2010s
1,589 births
- 2020s 1,422
2020s
1,422 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20,916 births (25% of all-time use).
How Wallace compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wallace's total volume
Wallace by state
Where Wallace concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,014 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,949 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 3,523 | 4.2% |
| #4 | California | | 3,522 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,104 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,096 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 3,076 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 2,896 | 3.5% |
4,014 of 83,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Wallace appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wallace's data
- Wallace's decade-level peak was the 1920s (20,916 total births); usage has since declined to 1,422 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Wallaces (4,014 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wallace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wallace draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.