Wally is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wally means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wally across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wally has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wally is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “ruler of the army; foreigner”. A pet form of Walter or Wallace.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,101 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 Wally per year, United States (1910 to 2025). United States peaked in 1959 (185/yr).
Wally is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1959, when it ranked #1,299 nationally (given to 185 babies that year).
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