Names / Boy names
Wally
Current rank
#5,838
holding steady
All-time peak
#579
in 1959
First recorded
1910
in U.S. data
Children named
5,100
since 1910
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #579 in 1959 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Wally enters U.S. records in 1910. 1959 marked its high point, reaching #579. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 5,100 have carried it since records began.