Wally

Given to 5,101 US babies since 1910

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#5608
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
16
boys 16
Peak year
1959
185 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
5,101
since 1910

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wally was most popular in 1959, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 16 babies were named Wally, ranking #5608 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.0250.050.0750.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1959 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wally was most popular in 1959, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 16 babies were named Wally, ranking #5608 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.0250.050.0750.11880192019602000Peak 1959

Wally was most popular in 1959, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 16 babies were named Wally, ranking #5608 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 16 5608
2024 <5 — 14 6199
2023 <5 — 15 5927
2022 <5 — 15 5874
2021 <5 — 10 7587
2020 <5 — 15 5699
2019 <5 — 12 6777
2018 <5 — 16 5540
2017 <5 — 16 5526
2016 <5 — 13 6349
2015 <5 — 12 6676
2014 <5 — 9 8130
2013 <5 — 11 7026
2012 <5 — 11 7050
2011 <5 — 10 7502
2010 <5 — 12 6698
2009 <5 — 10 7692
2008 <5 — 10 7698
2007 <5 — 14 5901
2006 <5 — 19 4675
2005 <5 — 14 5578
2004 <5 — 10 6976
2003 <5 — 8 7831
2002 <5 — 7 8456
2001 <5 — <5 —
2000 <5 — 10 6316
1999 <5 — 17 4162
1998 <5 — 11 5466
1997 <5 — <5 —
1996 <5 — 7 7136
1995 <5 — 15 4052
1994 <5 — 14 4290
1993 <5 — 15 4020
1992 <5 — 10 5236
1991 <5 — 19 3224
1990 <5 — 13 4167
1989 <5 — 22 2784
1988 <5 — 25 2367
1987 <5 — 24 2333
1986 <5 — 20 2601
1985 <5 — 22 2357
1984 <5 — 17 2706
1983 <5 — 19 2493
1982 <5 — 18 2596
1981 <5 — 28 1942
1980 <5 — 24 2162
1979 <5 — 24 2104
1978 <5 — 29 1794
1977 <5 — 34 1607
1976 <5 — 34 1572
1975 <5 — 41 1361
1974 <5 — 38 1388
1973 <5 — 39 1329
1972 <5 — 35 1441
1971 <5 — 52 1138
1970 <5 — 47 1207
1969 <5 — 48 1124
1968 <5 — 74 844
1967 <5 — 66 885
1966 <5 — 75 844
1965 <5 — 96 753
1964 <5 — 102 758
1963 <5 — 140 658
1962 <5 — 159 611
1961 <5 — 162 623
1960 <5 — 132 683
1959 <5 — 185 575
1958 <5 — 127 675
1957 <5 — 112 709
1956 <5 — 79 840
1955 <5 — 86 786
1954 6 5148 66 908
1953 <5 — 72 848
1952 5 5563 67 850
1951 6 4833 77 803
1950 <5 — 66 836
1949 5 5244 78 779
1948 5 5243 89 708
1947 7 4345 119 631
1946 <5 — 102 635
1945 <5 — 102 599
1944 6 4054 85 674
1943 7 3801 95 655
1942 12 2666 94 665
1941 9 3030 78 694
1940 11 2572 74 702
1939 5 4250 62 770
1938 14 2225 66 752
1937 27 1416 68 737
1936 10 2689 67 736
1935 <5 — 68 741
1934 <5 — 64 771
1933 <5 — 47 905
1932 <5 — 40 1056
1931 <5 — 56 841
1930 <5 — 49 967
1929 <5 — 46 995
1928 <5 — 42 1078
1927 <5 — 39 1145
1926 <5 — 38 1161
1925 <5 — 30 1332
1924 <5 — 26 1492
1923 <5 — 31 1300
1922 <5 — 23 1591
1921 <5 — 23 1588
1920 <5 — 20 1747
1919 <5 — 19 1752
1918 <5 — 17 1905
1917 7 3713 18 1755
1916 <5 — 18 1698
1915 5 4274 7 3082
1914 <5 — 12 1868
1913 <5 — 8 2092
1912 <5 — 9 1746
1911 <5 — 7 1387
1910 <5 — 5 1589

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Other spellings

Wali · 1,248 Wallie · 419

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Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years