Wallace
Pronounced W AO1 L AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1923
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Wallace?
Wallace is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 84,796 children — the 349th most common boys' name on record.
It peaked in 1923, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1923, when 2,813 children were given it.
Wallis is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Wallace and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Wallis
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W AO1 L AH0 S · W AO1 L IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Wallace
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Wallace
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wallace?
- Wallace ranks 349th among boys' names in US records, with 84,796 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,224.
- Is Wallace a unisex name?
- No. Wallace is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wallace most popular?
- 1923, when 2,813 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Wallace spelled?
- Wallis. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.