How Many People Are Named Wallace?
An estimated 30,842 people in the United States have the first name Wallace. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Wallace peaked in popularity in 1923 with 2,815 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wallace as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wallace paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Wallace is overwhelmingly male, 582 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
30,842
About 1 in 11,113 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1923
2,815 births
Total Registered
83,606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wallace
Wallace is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 83,606 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Wallace as a male name
Ranked #981 in 2024
229 male births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (2,803 births)
Wallace as a female name
Ranked #15,056 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (19 births)
Wallace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wallace span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 21,055 babies were registered. Wallace has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wallace by Decade
How has Wallace tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,009 | 1,009 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 1,204 | 1,199 | 5 | |
| 1900s | 1,664 | 1,654 | 10 | |
| 1910s | 8,763 | 8,681 | 82 | |
| 1920s | 21,055 | 20,916 | 139 | |
| 1930s | 13,342 | 13,241 | 101 | |
| 1940s | 11,533 | 11,465 | 68 | |
| 1950s | 9,501 | 9,445 | 56 | |
| 1960s | 5,987 | 5,949 | 38 | |
| 1970s | 2,866 | 2,861 | 5 | |
| 1980s | 1,863 | 1,847 | 16 | |
| 1990s | 1,099 | 1,099 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 895 | 888 | 7 | |
| 2010s | 1,616 | 1,589 | 27 | |
| 2020s | 1,209 | 1,181 | 28 | |
Wallace by State
Birth registrations for Wallace span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Nevada. On average, about 1,471 Wallaces were registered per state.
Wallace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wallace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wallace
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wallace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wallace?
We estimate approximately 30,842 people named Wallace are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,113 Americans share this first name.
Is Wallace a common name?
Wallace is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 83,606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wallace most popular?
Wallace reached peak popularity in 1923, when 2,815 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wallace is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wallace a male name?
Wallace is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wallace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wallace Smith, Wallace Johnson, Wallace Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me