How Many People Are Named Wally?
An estimated 3,248 people in the United States have the first name Wally. It is predominantly male (97.1%). The average bearer is 61 years old, and Wally peaked in popularity in 1959 with 185 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wally 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 Wally paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Wally is overwhelmingly male, 147 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,248
About 1 in 105,528 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.1% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1959
185 births
Total Registered
5,085
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wally
Wally is predominantly male (97.1%), though 147 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wally as a male name
Ranked #6,420 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (185 births)
Wally as a female name
Ranked #5,735 in 1954
6 female births in 1954
Peak: 1937 (27 births)
Wally: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wally span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,054 babies were registered. Wally has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wally by Decade
How has Wally 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.
Wally by State
Birth registrations for Wally span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New Mexico, New Jersey, Kentucky. On average, about 60 Wallys were registered per state.
Wally + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wally as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wally
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wally: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wally?
We estimate approximately 3,248 people named Wally 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 105,528 Americans share this first name.
Is Wally a common name?
Wally is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,085 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wally most popular?
Wally reached peak popularity in 1959, when 185 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wally is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wally a male name?
Wally is predominantly male. 97.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wally Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wally Smith, Wally Johnson, Wally 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.
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