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Wallace
BoyMeaning of Wallace: Old French: 'foreigner'
Wallace is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 953rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#953
247 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#2443
9 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
83,851
First recorded 1880 · peak 1923
Trend
stable
Style: uncommon
Popularity over time
Gender split
99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
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