Boys' name · peaked in 1923
Wallace name popularity since 1925
59,870 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Wallace (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1945 or earlier, so the typical Wallace is about 81 years old in 2026. Wallace peaked in 1923 as the #69 name for boys, and it ranked #964 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 59,870
- Named Wallace, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1923
- #69 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #964
- for boys in 2025 (241 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 418 girls · 59,452 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 4.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Wallace made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Wallace births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Wallace peaked earlier, in 1923.
- Steepest fall: Between 1983 and 1988, Wallace's share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 8,540 to 1 in 14,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 18,200 baby boys to 1 in 9,400.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Wallace's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Wallace.
Decade by decade
Babies named Wallace in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 66 | 9,648 | – |
| 1930s | 101 | 13,241 | #133 |
| 1940s | 68 | 11,464 | #167 |
| 1950s | 56 | 9,446 | #231 |
| 1960s | 38 | 5,948 | #326 |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,860 | #471 |
| 1980s | 16 | 1,846 | #652 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,099 | #1,171 |
| 2000s | 7 | 889 | #1,409 |
| 2010s | 27 | 1,589 | #1,204 |
| 2020–25 | 34 | 1,422 | #964 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.9% of babies named Wallace from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Wallace is most popular
The index compares Wallace's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Wallace.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 4.08× | 716 |
| North Dakota | 2.95× | 523 |
| South Carolina | 2.59× | 2,038 |
| Alabama | 2.28× | 2,269 |
| Louisiana | 2.10× | 2,119 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Wallace's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Wallace.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Wallace (1923).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data