Names / Boy names
Wallace
Current rank
#964
holding steady
All-time peak
#69
in 1923
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
83,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #69 in 1923 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Welshman, foreigner. It first shows up in American naming data in 1880. It topped out in 1923 at #69. Today it sits at #964 and is holding steady. More than 83,800 children have been given the name overall.