Wallace

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A few things about Wallace you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Wallace

Wallace Stevens

American poet (1879–1955)

Choose Wallace and your child shares a first name with Wallace Stevens, an American poet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Wallace, like who?” Wallace Stevens's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,087 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Wallace, 241 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Wallace would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryWallace has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Wallaces, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1923, when it ranked #69. Today it's #960, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowWallace is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 19,646 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,087.
• 🍂TrendWallace has slipped 44 places over the last five years and now sits at #960. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedWallace is most popular in South Dakota, where it ranks #257, followed by Idaho (#435) and Wisconsin (#437). It's in the top 1,000 in 19 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Norman French, Wallace means “foreigner, Welshman”.

About the name Wallace

Wallace is a boy name of English origin meaning “foreigner, Welshman”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with W and ending in “-ace”. US birth records list Wallace for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked #69 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #960, with 241 babies.

Origin:English names