Unisex name · since 1911
Wallis
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 625 babies named Wallis, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
625 boys have been named Wallis since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallis has been recorded 625 times among boys since 1911, 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 1911 to 1977.
- #6,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 625 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wallis ranks #6,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 625 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wallis's 625 recorded births place it above 84.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wallis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wallis splits its recorded history at 1940: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wallis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1977
- Peak year (1940)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Wallis popularity over time - girls
573 total births recorded since 1936 (Wallis as girls' name)
Wallis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (142 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Wallis's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Wallis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
142 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
119 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 142 births (23% of all-time use).
How Wallis 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 Wallis's total volume
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What to do with Wallis's data
- Wallis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wallis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1911–1977 (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 Wallis 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.