# Wally (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wally/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Wal |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,101 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,954 / 147 (3% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 10 | 2,850 |
| 1937 | 27 | 1,450 |
| 1938 | 14 | 2,334 |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,930 |
| 1940 | 11 | 2,730 |
| 1941 | 9 | 3,243 |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,812 |
| 1943 | 7 | 4,183 |
| 1944 | 6 | 4,555 |
| 1947 | 7 | 4,752 |
| 1948 | 5 | 6,013 |
| 1949 | 5 | 6,040 |
| 1951 | 6 | 5,396 |
| 1952 | 5 | 6,373 |
| 1954 | 6 | 5,735 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 8,040 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7,525 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,518 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,747 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7,038 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6,702 |
| 2017 | 16 | 5,769 |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,754 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7,142 |
| 2020 | 15 | 5,963 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8,127 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6,134 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6,198 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,448 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5,838 |

## People named Wally

- Wally Schirra, American astronaut (1923–2007)
- Wally Pfister, American cinematographer and film director
- Wally Cox, American actor (1924-1973)
- Wally Masur, Australian tennis player
- Wally Herbert, British polar explorer (1934-2007)
- Wally Wingert, American voice actor
- Wally Herger, American politician
- Wally Van, actor, film director (1880-1974)
- Wally Brown, American comedian (1904-1961)
- Wally Moes, Dutch painter (1856-1918)
- Wally Albright, actor (1925-1999)
- Wally Vernon, American film actor (1905-1970)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.