Unisex name · since 1885
Wallie
Wallie has 362 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 362
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wallie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 362 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallie has been recorded 362 times among boys since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1885 to 2024.
- #9,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 362 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallie ranks #9,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 362 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 362
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wallie's 362 recorded births place it above 78.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wallie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wallie's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wallie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2024
- Peak year (1925)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Wallie popularity over time - girls
57 total births recorded since 1890 (Wallie as girls' name)
Wallie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Wallie's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Wallie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
65 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wallie's data
- Wallie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wallie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1885–2024 (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 Wallie 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.