Wallace
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning foreigner; Welsh person; from Old English Wealh.
How Wallace has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #879 |
| 2019 | #894 |
| 2020 | #918 |
| 2021 | #892 |
| 2022 | #966 |
| 2024 | #981 |
| 2025 | #964 |
Wallace by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Wallace. In the US, 196 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,804 babies in 1923, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1925, about 1 in 550 American boys born that year was called Wallace.
Sounds like Wallace
Names that are said the same way as Wallace, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Wallisa form of Wallace; welshman or foreigner8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Wallace, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandobold voyager; adventurous journey1,139 in the US (2017)
- Romeopilgrim to Rome260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Tripptraveler; one who takes trips363 in the US (2017)
- Wolfgangwolf path or wolf journey117 in the US (2017)
- Gersonstranger or sojourner; son of Ger113 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wallace
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