Wallace is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wallace means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wallace across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wallace has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wallace is a boy name of Norman French origin meaning “foreigner, Welshman”. originally a Scottish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 83,851 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 114 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 122 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Wallace per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1923 (2,815/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (9/yr).
Wallace has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1923, when it ranked #167 nationally (given to 2,815 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1920s.
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