Waller — boys' name

What the Data Says About Waller

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Waller between 1913 and 1964, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waller currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waller performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Waller shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Waller in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waller 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 225 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.