Wallis
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning a form of Wallace; welshman or foreigner.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Wallis by the numbers
Wallis was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 33 babies in 1937, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wallis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Wallis
Names that are said the same way as Wallis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Wallaceforeigner; Welsh person; from Old English Wealh196 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Wallis, 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)
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Tripptraveler; one who takes trips363 in the US (2017)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Wallis
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